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Gianni
Given Name
Gender Male
Meaning Italian form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yohanan ("God is gracious", "God is merciful")
Region of Origin Italian
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Gianni is a male Italian name (occasionally a surname), derived from the Hebrew Yohanan ("God is gracious", "God is merciful")

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Gianni is abbreviation of Giovanni, Italian form of John, and is also related to Gian (in the Middle Ages Ianni or Janni). Jean is the equivalent name in French. Johannes, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, and Johann are all possible variants in German. Johannes is also used in Finnish. János is Hungarian and Ion Romanian. In Czech, Jan, Honza, Honzík, Jeník, and Jenda are used. In Ethiopian, the term Zan, corresponding to title of sovereignty, seems related to Gianni. Name-day is June 24 (John the Baptist), in association with Lion, lucky number 5, color yellow, stone topaz, metal gold.

In ancient times, the name Gianni was used to call babies born after many years since marriage. For its religious meaning, it is the second name for diffusion in Italy. The name Gianni was not ranked among 1219 first names for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. The name Gianni ranked 24641 out of 88799 (top 28%) as a surname for males and females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.

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[edit] People with this surname

  • Alfonso Gianni [25] (politician)
  • Ettore Gianni [26] (artist)
  • Gary Gianni [27] (artist)
  • Giuseppe Gianni [28] (artist)
  • Pippo Gianni [29] (politician)

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