Where does “یحیی” come from?

یحیی (Persian) comes from Arabic يَحْيَى, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.

یحیی (Persian): Yahya

Definitions

  1. Yahya

Ancestry of “یحیی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَحْيَى—
2HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
3HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Arabic يَحْيَى →