Johan (given name)

Johan
Pronunciation	"Yo-hanh" "Joe-han"
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	God is gracious
Region of origin	Germanic & Southeast Asia & the Netherlands
Other names
Related names	John

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Johan is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is a variation of the Hebrew word Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious", and uncommon as a surname. Johan is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "Champion".

People with the name Johan include:

• Johan I of Sweden, (1201-1222), King of Sweden
• Johan II of Sweden, (1455-1513), King of Denmark and king of Sweden during the Kalmar Union
• Johan III of Sweden, (1537-1592), King of Sweden
• Carl XIV Johan of Sweden, (1763-1844), King of Sweden and king of Norway, first king in the Bernadotte dynasty
• Carl Johan Trygg, (1887–1954), Swedish master woodcarver
• Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (born 1916), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
• Johan Berisha, Swiss footballer
• Johan Bruyneel, Flemish cyclist and team manager
• Johan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), Danish zoologist
• Johan Cruyff, Dutch football manager and retired player
• Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist
• Johan Derksen (born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player
• Johan Galtung (born 1930). Norwegian sociologist
• Johan Harmenberg (born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencer
• Johan Håstad, Swedish mathematician
• Johan Hegg, Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon Amarth
• 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 Micoud, French international footballer, notably for Parma, SV Werder Bremen and Girondins de Bordeaux
• Johan Museeuw Flemish cyclist and former world champion
• Johan Neeskens, Dutch soccer player
• Johan Norberg (born 1973), Swedish writer
• Johan Pitka (1872-1944), Estonian military commander
• Johan of Plön (d. 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt
• Johan Oscar Smith (1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian Church
• Johan Reinholdz (born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and Skyfire
• Johan Santana, New York Mets pitcher
• Johan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneur
• Johan Teterisa, Indonesian activist
• Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
• Johan Vonlanthen, Swiss football player
• Johan Wallberg (born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmer

References

See also

• John (name)
• Johann
• Johannes

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