Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “Yahweh is gracious”
Borrowed from English John or Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “Yahweh is gracious”).
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- Wiktionary: যোহনCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
