(English) A masculine proper name, derived from the Latin Johannes / Joannes, derived from the Greek Ἰωάννης Ioannes, which comes from the Hebrew יוחנן Yochanan / Yohanan, literally "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." As the name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, it is one of the most common Christian given names.
