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Where does “Ohanian” come from?

Ohanian (English) comes from Armenian Օհանյան, from Armenian Օհան, from Old Armenian Յովհաննէս, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Ancestry of “Ohanian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArmenianՕհանյան—
2ArmenianՕհան—
3Old ArmenianՅովհաննէս—
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
8Arabicخُنَّة—
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