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Where does “Johan” come from?

Johan (Old Spanish) comes 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 “Johan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIōhannēs—
2LatinIōannēs—
3Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
7Arabicخُنَّة—
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