Where does “Jógvansson” come from?

Jógvansson (Faroese) comes from Faroese Jógvan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Ancestry of “Jógvansson”, step by step

Jógvansson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Jógvan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseJógvan
2LatinIōhannēs
3LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
4Ancient GreekἸωάννης
5HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
6Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
7Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
8Arabicخُنَّة

via Faroese sonur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesonurson
2Old Norsesonrson
3Proto-Germanicsunuzson
4Proto-Indo-European*suhnús
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון