Johann (name)

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Johann Given Name
Pronunciation	"Yo-hahn"
Gender	Male
Meaning	"God is merciful"
Region of Origin	Germanic
Origin	Hebrew
Related names	John, Johan
Wikipedia articles	All pages beginning with Johann

Johann, (pronounced, "YO-hahn") typically a male given name, is the Germanized form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). It is a form of the Germanic given name "Johannes", which comes from Johan. The English language form is John. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include:^[1]

[edit] People

• Johann Adam Hiller
• Johann Adam Reincken
• Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
• Johann Andreas Eisenmenger
• Johann Baptist Vanhal
• Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
• Johann Bernoulli
• Johann Casimir of Simmern
• Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
• Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
• Johann Christian Bach
• Johann Christoph, disambiguation page
• Johann David Heinichen
• Johann David Köhler
• Johann Evangelist Haydn
• Johann Friedrich Agricola
• Johann Friedrich Reichardt
• Johann Fust
• Johann Georg, disambiguation page
• Johann George, see Johann Georg
• Johann Gerhard
• Johann Gottfried Walther
• Johann Gustav Stickel
• Johann Hari
• Johann Heermann
• Johann Heinrich Buttstett
• Johann Jakob Froberger
• Johann Johannsson
• Jóhann Jóhannsson
• Johann Kaspar Kerll
• Johann Kraus
• Johann Le Bihan
• Johann Lohel
• Johann Ludwig Krebs
• Johann Machemehl
• Johann Nepomuk Hiedler
• Johann Nepomuk Hummel
• Johann Pachelbel
• Johann Peter Kellner
• Johann Schicht
• Johann Schreck
• Johann Sebastian Bach
• Johann Sebastian Paetsch
• Johann Stamitz
• Johann Strauss, disambiguation page
• Johann Sziklai
• Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
• Johann van Beethoven
• Johann Weyer
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Johann Zacherl (1814–1888), Austrian inventor, industrialist and manufacturer

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Hans
• Johan