Johan (given name)
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For other uses, see Johan.
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| Gender | Male |
| Region of Origin | Germanic |
| Related names | John |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Johan |
Johan is a masculine given name of German language origin, meaning "God is gracious".[1] It is a variation of the English language given name, John. Johan is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Johan include:
- Carl Johan Trygg, (1887 – 1954), Swedish master woodcarver
- Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (b. 1916), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
- Johan Cruijff, Dutch football (soccer) player and manager
- Johan Derksen (b. 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player
- Johan Galtung (b. 1930). Norwegian sociologist
- Johan Håstad, Swedish mathematician
- Johan Hjort (1869 - 1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
- Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
- Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist
- Johan Liebert, the antagonist in Naoki Urasawa's manga and anime series Monster
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804 - 1877), Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland
- Johan Norberg (b. 1973), Swedish writer
- Johan of Plön (d. 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt
- Johan Oscar Smith (1871 - 1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader who founded the non-denominational fellowship known by some as "Smith's Friends"
- Johan Santana, New York Mets pitcher
- Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
- Ole-Johan Dahl (1931 – 2002), Norwegian computer scientist
- Johan Zetterlund (b. 1975), Swedish Artist/Legend. Migrated to Australia.
[edit] References
- ^ Boy names starting with J. babynames.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
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