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Where does “Ifan” come from?

Ifan (Welsh) comes from Latin Johannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

Ancestry of “Ifan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Ifan”

  • Evan
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →