Pronunciation | German: [joˈhanəs] Dutch: [joːˈɦɑnəs] Amharic: [johänɨs] Finnish: [johannes] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew, via Latin |
Meaning | 'YHWH has been gracious'[1] |
Other names | |
Related names | John, Jan, Yann, Ian, Evan, Juan, Johan, Jean, Giovanni, Hovhannes, Seán |
Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as 'John' in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan, meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'. The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany. Common German variants for Johannes are Johann, Hannes, Hans (diminutized to Hänschen or Hänsel, as known from 'Hansel and Gretel', a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), Jens (from Danish) and Jan (from Dutch). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989.[2] Jan is known in Catalan, Czech, Slovenian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Cornish, German, Afrikaans and Northern Germanic. Polish has its own variant Janusz as has Slovenian 'Janez'. Common English variants for Johannes are John or Johnny. There are also variants of the name in other languages:
Johannes Johns is the author of the darkly comedic. Turbulent world. Yet, the transition’s had a few quirksdisturbing dreams and now visions of a scruffy, saucer-eyed rogue AI with a penchant for levitation and force fields. In the slave trade, is after her famous uncle’s artistic legacy and just maybe her uncle too.
- Gjindef., Gjini indef.; Gjondef., Gjoni indef.; Gjovalindef., Gjovalini indef., in Albanian
- Yoe or Yohe, uncommon American form[3]
- Chuan, in Aragonese
- Hovhannes, in Armenian
- Joan, in Catalan and Occitan
- Hannes, Jaan, Jaanus, Joonas, Juhan and the familiar variants Juku and Juss in Estonian
- Yohannes, in Northern Ethiopian Semitic languages
- Jóannes, in Faroese
- Hannes, Jaani, Jani, Janne, Jone, Joni, Jonne, Joona, Joonas, Juha, Juhani, Jukka, Jussi, Hannu, and Johannes in Finnish
- Jean, in French
- Xoán, in Galician
- Jóhannes and Hannes in Icelandic
- Yohanes, in Indonesian
- Eoghan or Eóin, in Irish or Scottish Gaelic
- Giovanni, in Italian
- Jānis, in Latvian
- Jonas, in Lithuanian
- João, in Portuguese
- Ioan, in Romanian
- Ivan (Иван), in Russian
- Juan, in Spanish
- Xun, in the Tzotzil language and Tzeltal language
- Ieuan or Ifan, with the diminutive Ianto, in Welsh, anglicized as 'Evan'
People named Johannes[edit]
- Alain Johannes, born Alain Johannes Mociulski, American multi-instrumentalist
- Johannes Aavik (1880–1973), Estonian philologist and Fennophile
- Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson, Icelandic radio and TV show host
- Johannes Bitter (born 1982), German handball goalkeeper
- Johannes Bjelke-Petersen, former Premier of Queensland
- Johannes Brahms, German romantic composer
- Johannes Brost (1946–2018), Swedish actor
- Joannes Corvus, Flemish painter
- Johannes Edfelt, Swedish writer
- Johannes Geis, German footballer
- Johannes Gutenberg (1400–1468), German printer
- Johannes Hassebroek (1910–1977), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
- Johannes Heesters (1903–2011), Dutch actor, singer and entertainer
- Johannes Helms (1828–1895), Danish writer and schoolmaster
- Johannes V. Jensen, Danish writer and Nobel Prize winner
- Johannes of Jerusalem (1042–1119), abbot of the monastery at Vézelay, France
- Jóhannes Jónsson, Icelandic businessman
- Johannes Käbin (1905–1999), Soviet Estonian politician
- Johannes Karhapää (1884–1918), Finnish missionary and a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
- Johannes Kass (born 1949), Estonian politician
- Johannes Kepler, German 17th-century astronomer
- Johannes Kerkorrel, South African singer and musician
- Johannes Kotkas (1915–1998), Estonian wrestler
- Johannes Leimena, founder of the Indonesian Christian Party
- Johannes Linnankoski (1869–1913), Finnish author
- Johannes Linstead, award-winning guitarist and composer
- Johannes Lötter, a Boer commandant in the Boer War
- Johannes Lucius, Dalmatian historian
- Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, Classical era composer
- Johannes Orasmaa (1890–1943), Estonian Army General
- Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918), Estonian photographer and filmmaker
- Johannes Casparidis Rachlitius (1593–1657), Silesian-born lecturer of Vyborg Gymnasium
- Johannes Johannis Rachlitius (c. 1645–1679), Finnish rector of the PriozerskPedagogue and vicar of Kurkijoki
- Johannes Rau (1931–2006), German politician
- Johannes of Rheinfelden (1340–unknown), author of first description of playing cards in Europe
- Johannes Richter (basketball) (born 1993), German basketball player
- Johannes Rudbeckius (1581–1646), Swedish bishop
- Johannes Semper (1892–1970), Estonian writer and translator
- Johannes Sikkar (1897–1960), Estonian politician
- Johannes Soodla (1897–1965), Estonian military officer
- Johannes Undusk (1918–1979), Estonian Communist politician
- Johannes Vares (1890–1946), Estonian poet, doctor, and politician
- Johannes Vermeer, Dutch painter
- Johannes Vetter, German athlete
- Johannes Virolainen, former Prime Minister of Finland
- Johannes Voigtmann, German basketball player
- Johannes Wohlwend, Liechtenstein judoka and sports official
- Yohannes IV, Ethiopian 19th-century Emperor
- Rogue Legacy PC. IOS (iPhone/iPad). I've just been re-reading the diary entries and am suddenly having trouble taking Johannes as seriously now I realise he once.
- Johannes is your ancestor. Your first character (after the tutorial), whoever they may be, is the child of that legendary knight that went after the treasure within Castle Hamson for his father the king. So why did they enter? Your father left years ago to regain the family's honor, but never returned. So what do you do?
Pseudonyms[edit]
- Johannes Climacus, pseudonym of Søren Kierkegaard in Philosophical Fragments and Concluding Unscientific Postscript
- Johannes de Silentio, pseudonym of Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard in Fear and trembling
Fictional characters named Johannes[edit]
- Johannes Cabal, the main character of a series of supernatural fiction novels and short stories by Jonathan L. Howard. Novels include: Johannes Cabal the Necromancer (2009), Johannes Cabal the Detective (2010), Johannes Cabal: The Fear Institute (2011). Short stories: 'Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day' (2004), 'Exeunt Demon King' (2006), 'The Ereshklig Working' (2010), and 'The House of Gears' (2011).
- Johannes (The Traitor) is the main antagonist in the video game Rogue Legacy. He is revealed at the game's ending to have betrayed the king and his family, and have discovered the Fountain of Youth. He is the Player's ancestor.
- Johannes 'Jojo' Betzler, the title character of Jojo Rabbit
Surname[edit]
- Klaus Iohannis, Romanian president of German origin
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Variants[edit]
- Iohannes (consul 456), Roman consul in 456
- Iohannes (consul 467), Roman consul in 467
- Joannes, Roman emperor
- Honus Wagner, a famous baseball player
- Schinderhannes, a German outlaw
References[edit]
- ^Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). 'John' . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^Johannes at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.
- ^Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013.