Yohanan

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Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name יוֹחָנָן.

Etymology

יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān) is a shortened form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhôḥānān), meaning "Yahweh is merciful".

Transliterations and adaptations

There is no difference in meaning between the various transliterations (Yohanan, Yochanan, and Johanan); in the absence of a generally agreed transliteration method for Hebrew, the name of the same individual may be transliterated differently by different sources. The form Johanan is traditional in English-language Bible translations of the Hebrew Bible.

In the New Testament, the Greek adaptation of the Hebrew name is Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), the name used for both John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. In the Latin Vulgate this is transliterated as Johannes.

Various adaptations to other languages, such as the English name John, became common male given names in the Christian world, and further adaptations to make the name female, such as Joanna, also became common female given names.[1]

People of that name

In the Bible

Ancient era

Modern period

See also

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.