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“Yahweh is gracious”
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/ˈʃo̯aŋ/ · Galician
01 / Meaning & origin
Xoán is a masculine given name documented in Galician. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew יוחנן via Old Galician-Portuguese, Latin and Ancient Greek, with the stated meaning “Yahweh is gracious”.
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Meaning: “Yahweh is gracious”
From Old Galician-Portuguese Joan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
Du latin Johannes.
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