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Jean (male Given Name)
In many French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French ''Jehan'' (or Jahan). The -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''Jehan'' (or Jahan). The Jeanne () and derives from the Old French ''Jehanne''. Both names derive from the Latin">female equivalent is Jeanne (given name)">Jeanne () and derives from the Old French ''Jehanne''. Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name ''Ioannes'' (Ιωαννης), the name used for various New Testament characters, most notably John the Baptist, Saint Jean-Baptiste, also known as John the Baptist. The Greek name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name Yohanan (יוֹחָנָן), meaning " YHWH/ Yahweh is Gracious". People known only as Jean * Jean, Count of Harcourt (died 1473) * Jean, Baron de Batz (1754–1822) * Jean, duc Decazes (1864–1912) * Jean, Grand Duke of Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yahweh
Yahweh was an Ancient Semitic religion, ancient Semitic deity of Weather god, weather and List of war deities, war in the History of the ancient Levant, ancient Levant, the national god of the kingdoms of Kingdom of Judah, Judah and Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Israel, and the king of the gods, head of the Pantheon (religion), pantheon of the Polytheism, polytheistic Yahwism, Israelite religion. Although there is no clear consensus regarding the geographical origins of the deity, scholars generally hold that Yahweh was associated with Mount Seir, Seir, Edom, Desert of Paran, Paran, and Teman (Edom), Teman, and later with Canaan. The worship of the deity reaches back to at least the early Iron Age, and likely to the late Bronze Age, if not somewhat earlier. In the oldest Bible, biblical texts, Yahweh possesses attributes that were typically ascribed to deities of weather and war, fructifying the Land of Israel and leading a Heavenly host#Hebrew Bible, heavenly army against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane (given Name)
Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine form of Iohannes, a Latin form of the Greek name (Iōannēs), which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew language">Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), a short form of the name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan), meaning "Yahweh is merciful". The name was first used in large numbers in the mid-16th century for the daughters of aristocrats as an alternative to the more commonplace Joan. The two names have alternated in popularity. In the early 19th century, Jane rose in popular use in association with its perceived glamour. Joan became more popular in the early to mid-20th century, when it was ranked in the top 500 most popular names given to girls in the United States, but it has again been displaced by Jane on the popularity charts in the 21st century. Name variants Alternate forms include: *Asia ( Polish, Italian) *Dyeinne ( Portuguese) *Gianna ( Italian) *Gianetta ( Italian) *G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seán
Sean, also spelled Seán or Séan in Hiberno-English, is a male given name of Irish language, Irish origin. It comes from the Irish versions of the Biblical Hebrew name ''Yohanan'' (), Seán (Anglicisation of names, anglicized as ''Shaun/Shawn (given name), Shawn/Shon (given name), Shon'') and Séan (Ulster Irish, Ulster variant; anglicized ''Shane/Shayne''), rendered ''John (given name), John'' in English and Johannes/Johann/Johan in other Germanic languages. The Norman language, Norman French ''Jehan'' (see ''Jean (male given name), Jean'') is another version. In the Irish language, the presence and placement of the síneadh fada is significant, as it changes the meaning of the name. The word "Sean" in Irish means "old", while the word "Séan" means "omen". For notable people named Sean, refer to List of people named Sean. Origin The name was adopted into the Irish language most likely from ''Jean'', the French variant of the Hebrew name ''Yohanan''. As Irish has no letter ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juhani
Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ... surname. Given name * Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist * Juhani Aho, Finnish author and journalist * Juhani Kaskeala, Finnish admiral and Chief of Defense of the Finnish Defense Forces from 2001-2009 * Juhani Komulainen, Finnish composer * Juhani Kumpulainen, Finnish actor and director * Juhani Lahtinen, Finnish ice hockey player * Juhani "Juice" Leskinen (1950–2006), Finnish musician * Juhani Ojala, Finnish professional footballer * Juhani Pallasmaa, Finnish architect and former professor of architecture and dean at the Helsinki University of Technology * Juhani Peltonen, Finnish association footballer * Juhani Suutarinen, Finnish b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared
Jared is a given name of Bible, Biblical derivation. Origin In the Book of Genesis, the Jared (biblical figure), biblical patriarch Jared () was the sixth in the ten pre-Noah's Ark, flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalalel, Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch (ancestor of Noah), Enoch, and lived 962 years (Book of Genesis, Genesis 5:18). The biblical text in the Book of Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the triliteral root, root YRD "descend" because in his days, "the angels of the Lord ''descended'' to earth". Alternative suggestions for the name's etymology include words for "rose", "servant" and "one who rules".Hess, Richard S., ''Studies in the Personal Names of Genesis 1–11'' (1993), p. 69. Yared (505–571), a namesake, was an Ethiopian monk who introduced the concept of sacred music to Ethiopian Orthodox services. He is regarded as a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, with a feast day of 11 Genbot (May 19). In some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jovan (given Name)
Jovan ( sr-Cyrl, Јован ) is a Serbia, Serbian male given name equivalent to English language, English "John (given name), John" or Slavic names, Slavic "Ivan (name), Ivan", from . The name is common amongst Orthodox Christians as a result of John the Baptist (Sveti Jovan Krstitelj) Notable people with this name A *Jovan Aćimović (born 1948), Serbian footballer *Jovan Adepo (born 1988), British-born American actor *Jovan Ajduković (born 1968), Serbian linguist and writer *Jovan Albanez ( 17th-century – 1732), Habsburg Montenegrin-Serbian military leader *Jovan Ali (born 1995), Trinidadian cricketer *Jovan Anđelković (1942–1969), Serbian footballer *Jovan Andrevski ( 2000–2001), Bulgarian military leader *Jovan Asen ( John Komnenos Asen; 1345–1363; died 1363), Bulgarian noble-born Serbian despot *Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921), Serbian general *Jovan Avakumović (1841–1928), Serbian lawyer, criminologist, statesman, and prime minister *Jovan Avakumović (poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonne (name)
Jonne is a Finnish variant of the given name John. Notable people with the name include: * Jonne Aaron (born 1983), Finnish singer * Jonne Hjelm (born 1988), Finnish footballer * Jonne Järvelä (born 1974), Finnish musician * Jonne Kemppinen (born 1981), Finnish footballer * Jonne Kunnas (born 1992), Finnish football coach * Jonne Lindblom (born 1983), Finnish football agent * Jonne Valtonen (born 1976), Finnish composer * Jonne Virtanen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player It is also the surname of Uruguayan footballer Luis Jonne. {{given name, type=both Finnish masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 '' Yehochanan'', meaning " YHWH is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany because of Christianity. 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, and found in many countries). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. The English equivalent for Johannes is John. In other languages *Joan, Jan, Gjon, Gjin and Gjovalin in Albanian *'' Yoe'' or '' Yohe'', uncommon American form''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press, 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanan
Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning " YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around 400 BCE. Adaptations The Hebrew name was adopted as (''Iōánnēs'') in Biblical Greek as the name of both John the Baptist and John the Apostle. In the Latin Vulgate this was originally adopted as '' Iohannes'' (or ''Johannes'' – in Latin, '' J'' is the same letter as ''I''). The presence of an ''h'', not found in the Greek adaptation, shows awareness of the Hebrew origin. Later editions of the Vulgate, such as the Clementine Vulgate, have '' Ioannes'', however. The anglicized form '' John'' makes its appearance in Middle English, from the mid-12th century, as a direct adaptation from Medieval Latin ''Johannes'', via the Old French '' Jean''. The feminine form ''Joanna">Jean (male given name)">Jean''. The feminine form ''J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname. People People with the name Johann include: Mononym * Johann, Count of Cleves (died 1368), nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire * Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1662–1698), German nobleman * Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638), German nobleman A–K * Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer * Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist * Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter * Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697) * Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer * Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan (given Name)
Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of ''Iohannes'', the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), from the Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' (), itself derived from the extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John. ''Johan'' is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning " champion". Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name, derived from John. People with the name Johan include: First name * Johan, fictional character in a comics series by Peyo * 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 Beck-Friis (1890–1969), Swedish diplomat * 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João
João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the sections below. Kings * João I of Portugal * João II of Portugal * João III of Portugal * João IV of Portugal * João V of Portugal * João VI of Portugal * João I of Kongo, ruled 1470–1509 * João II of Lemba or João Manuel II of Kongo, ruled 1680–1716 * Dharmapala of Kotte, last King of the Kingdom of Kotte, reigned 1551–1597 Princes * João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537–1554), son of John III * Infante João, Duke of Beja (1842–1861) Arts and literature * João Borsch, Portuguese musician * João Bosco, Brazilian musician * João Cabral de Melo Neto, Brazilian poet and diplomat * João César Monteiro, Portuguese film director * Joao Constancia, Filipino singer, actor and dancer * João Donato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
