Where does “Iohn” come from?
Iohn (Middle English) comes from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Iohn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | Jehan | John |
| 2 | Latin | Johannes | John |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 4 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 5 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 6 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 7 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |