Ιωάννης

See also: Ἰωάννης

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān). Doublet of Γιάννης (Giánnis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ioˈa.nis/
• Hyphenation: Ι‧ω‧άν‧νης

Proper noun

Ιωάννης • (Ioánnis) m

1. a male given name: John, Ian, Iain
2. (Christianity) Any of the religious figures named John in the Bible, such as the John the Apostle or John the Baptist.
3. Any of the saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 7 January.

Declension

  Ιωάννης

case     \     number	singular
nominative	Ιωάννης •
genitive	Ιωάννη •
accusative	Ιωάννη •
vocative	Ιωάννη •
Less common genitive: Ιωάννου

Related terms

• (informal form) Γιάννης (Giánnis)
• (feminine form) Ιωάννα (Ioánna)