Where does “Ioan” come from?
Ioan (Welsh) comes from Late Latin Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Ioan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | Ioannes | — |
| 2 | Koine Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 4 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 5 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 6 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |