Where does “Johannesburg” come from?
Johannesburg (Polish) comes from Afrikaans Johannesburg, from Dutch Johannesburg, from Dutch Johannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.
Ancestry of “Johannesburg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Johannesburg | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Johannesburg | — |
| 3 | Dutch | Johannes | John |
| 4 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |