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Where does “Joãozinho” come from?

Joãozinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese João, from Old Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.

Ancestry of “Joãozinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseJoãoJohn, a common male given name
2Old PortugueseJoan—
3LatinIōhannēs—
4LatinIōannēs—
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
9Arabicخُنَّة—
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