Johan
English edit
Etymology edit
An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna.
Proper noun edit
Johan
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1893, Frank Peel, Spen Valley, Past and Present, Senior and Co, published 1893, page 64:
- William, the youthful heir, grew up, married and died, as we have already seen, of the sweating sickness, leaving only a daughter named Johan or Jennett, who was but two months old at his death […]
Usage notes edit
- Included in the 100 most common given names of women born in Scotland in 1900.
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Johan
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Johan
- a male given name derived from Johannes (“John”)
Related terms edit
- (surnames) Johansen
References edit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 356 males with the given name Johan have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Johannes.
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Proper noun edit
Johan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English John.
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Johannes.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Johan m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Johan: Johansson
- daughter Johan: Johansdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Johan |
Accusative | Johan |
Dative | Johani |
Genitive | Johans |
Middle English edit
Proper noun edit
Johan
- Alternative form of John
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Johan
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
- The most common given name of men born in Norway in the 1900s decade.
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Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Iōhannēs or Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Johan m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
- (biblical, Christianity) The name of several persons in the Christian Bible, among them John the Baptist, John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos.
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 31r:
- Delãt ierico a .ij. milleros en la riƀa del flum iordan es bethania o baptizaua ſant ioħn baptiſta.
- Two thousand paces from Jericho, on the bank of the Jordan River, is Bethany, where Saint John the Baptist baptized.
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish Iohan or short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 11th century.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
Johan
- The letter "J" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
Proper noun edit
Johan c (genitive Johans)
- a male given name
- 1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:
- Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an.
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Usage notes edit
- The most common first name of men born in Sweden in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Related terms edit
- (male given names) Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Ivan, Jan, Janne, Jens, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jon, Jonny, Jöns
- (female given names) Johanna and its variants
- (surnames) Hansson, Jansson, Johansson, Johannesson, Johnsson, Jonsson, Jönsson
Descendants edit
References edit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 172 874 males with the given name Johan living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.