Where does “Ioannis” come from?
Ioannis comes from Greek Ιωάννης, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, ultimately from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן, a name meaning "God is gracious."
Ancestry of “Ioannis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | Ιωάννης | — |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 4 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 5 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 6 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |