Johan is a Scandinavian and

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

form of ''Iohannes'', the

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form of the

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name ''Iōánnēs'' (), from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

name '' Yochanan'' (), itself derived from the extended form (), meaning "

Yahweh Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age if not somewhat earlier, and in the oldest biblical literature he poss ...

is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

. ''Johan'' is also a masculine given name of

Malay language Malay (; ms, Bahasa Melayu, links=no, Jawi alphabet, Jawi: , Rejang script, Rencong: ) is an Austronesian languages, Austronesian language that is an official language of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, and that is also spo ...

origin, meaning "

champion A champion (from the late Latin ''campio'') is the victor in a challenge, contest or competition. There can be a territorial pyramid of championships, e.g. local, regional / provincial, state, national, continental and world championships, a ...

". People with the name Johan include: * Johan (Archbishop of Uppsala), late 13th-century Polish-born cleric * Johan Alho (1907–1982), Finnish footballer and a football referee * Johan Andersson (born 1974), Swedish video game designer * Johan Berisha (born 1979), Swiss footballer * Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space scientist * Johan Bouma (born 1940), Dutch soil scientist * Johan Brunell (born 1991), Finnish footballer * Johan Bruyneel (born 1964), Belgian cyclist and team manager * Johan Büser (born 1983), Swedish politician *

Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others. He was a student of Carl Linnaeus, and is co ...

(1745–1808), Danish zoologist *

Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...

(1947–2016) Dutch football manager and retired player *

Ole-Johan Dahl Ole-Johan Dahl (12 October 1931 – 29 June 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist. Dahl was a professor of computer science at the University of Oslo and is considered to be one of the fathers of Simula and object-oriented programming along w ...

(1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist *

Johan Derksen Johannes Gerrit "Johan" Derksen (born 31 January 1949) is a Dutch sports journalist and former football player. He played professional football between 1966 and 1978 for six clubs: Go Ahead Eagles, Cambuur, Veendam, HFC Haarlem, SV Meppen and MVV ...

(born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player *

Johan Edlund Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

(born 1971), Swedish musician, leader and vocalist of the band Tiamat * Johan Frandsen (born 1982), frontman for Swedish band, ''The Knockouts'' * Johan Galtung (born 1930), Norwegian sociologist * Johan Harmenberg (born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencer * Johan Hansing (1888–1941), Estonian lawyer, stage actor, playwright, and politician *

Johan Håstad Johan Torkel Håstad (; born 19 November 1960) is a Swedish theoretical computer scientist most known for his work on computational complexity theory. He was the recipient of the Gödel Prize in 1994 and 2011 and the ACM Doctoral Dissertation ...

(born 1960), Swedish mathematician * Johan Hegg, Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon Amarth * Johan Gustaf Hellsten (1870–1956), Finnish president * Johan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer * Johan Kenkhuis (born 1980), Dutch swimmer *

Johan Kõpp Johan Kõpp (9 November 1874, Holdre, Kreis Fellin – 21 October 1970, Stockholm) was an Estonian bishop and head of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church 1939–1944. Biography Kõpp went to high school at the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium in ...

(1874–1970), Estonian Lutheran bishop * Johan Kristoffersson (born 1988), Swedish race-car driver * Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finland-Swedish poet * Johan Micoud (born 1973), French footballer * Johan van Minnen (1932–2016), Dutch journalist and politician * Johan Munters (born 1978), Swedish ski jumper *

Johan Museeuw Johan Museeuw (born 13 October 1965) is a retired Belgian professional road racing cyclist who was a professional from 1988 until 2004. Nicknamed ''The Lion of Flanders'', he was particularly successful in the cobbled classics of Flanders and ...

(born 1965), Belgian cyclist * Johan Neeskens (born 1951), Dutch soccer player *

Johan Norberg Johan Norberg (; born 27 August 1973) is a Swedish author and historian of ideas, devoted to promoting economic globalization and what he describes as classical liberal positions. He is arguably most known as the author of '' In Defense of Global ...

(born 1973), Swedish writer * Johan Pitka (1872–1944), Estonian military commander *

Johan of Plön Johan * Johan (given name) * ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada * Jo-Han, a manu ...

(died 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt *

Johan Oscar Smith Johan Oscar Smith (October 11, 1871 – May 1, 1943) was a Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical non-denominational fellowship now known as Brunstad Christian Church. Early life and career Smith was born in Fredrikstad, Norway an ...

(1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian Church *

Johan Raid Johan Raid (born Johan Reinhold; 22 June 1885 – 4 July 1964) was an Estonian politician and civil servant. Raid was born in Ranna Parish (now Peipsiääre Parish), Kreis Dorpat, in the Governorate of Livonia. From 1931 until 1932, he was Ministe ...

(1885–1964), Estonian politician and civil servant *

Johan Reinholdz Johan Reinholdz (born 30 June 1980) is a progressive metal artist best known for his work with the Swedish progressive metal band Andromeda, Swedish death metal band NonExist and the melodic death metal band Skyfire. He composed Andromeda's deb ...

(born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and Skyfire *

Johan Renck Bo Johan Renck (born 5 December 1966) is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film. He was originally a singer-songwriter from 1991 to 2001, using the moniker Stakka Bo, and had an international hit with his single " Here We Go" in 1993. Re ...

(born 1966), Swedish director *

Johann Rupert Johann Peter Rupert (born 1 June 1950) is a South African billionaire businessman, who is the eldest son of business tycoon Anton Rupert and his wife Huberte. He is the chairman of the Swiss-based luxury-goods company Richemont and the South Af ...

(born 1950), South African businessman *

Johan Santana Johan Alexander Santana Araque (; born March 13, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 ...

(born 1979), American baseball player * Johan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneur * Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg (1832–1873), Finnish priest, the father of President K. J. Ståhlberg * Johan Svensson (born 1962), Swedish Air Force officer * Johan Teterissa (1961–2019), Indonesian activist * Johan Thyrén (1861–1933), Swedish academic and politician * Johan van der Velde (born 1956), Dutch cyclist *

Johan Vonlanthen Johan Vonlanthen Benavídez (born 1 February 1986) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a winger. Having made his Swiss Super League debut BSC Young Boys at the age of 16, he moved to PSV in 2003. He initially announced t ...

(born 1986), Swiss football player * Johan Wallberg (born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmer * Johan Josef "John" Willis (born 1952), American-Israeli basketball player * Johan Zulch de Villiers (1845–1910), South African politician

Middle name

Carl Johan Trygg Carl Johan Trygg, formally ''Carl Johan Thrygg'', also knowns as C. J. Trygg, woodcarver, (1887 – 1954) was one of the recognized masters of twentieth century woodcarving, most famous for Scandinavian flat-plane style of woodcarving. Betwee ...

, (1887–1954), Swedish master woodcarver *

Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg Carl Johan Arthur, Prince Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg, (31 October 1916 – 5 May 2012) was the fourth son and fifth and youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden and his first wife Princess Margaret of Connaught. He was born a Prince ...

(1916–2012), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

Surname

* Syahredzan Johan (born 1983), Malaysian politician (given name) * John (given name) *

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious ...

Johannes 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 '' Yeh ...

Alternate forms for the name John Other language forms for the name John: * Chon * Dzon, Džon (Congolese, Serbian) * Ean ( Manx) * Eóin ( Irish) * Evan (Welsh) * Ganix (Basque) * Giăng ( Vietnamese, Protestant ) * Giannina (Italian) * Gioan ( Vietnamese, Catholic ) * G ...

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