Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the 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 Graciou ...

, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "

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 '' Y ...

". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Jóhann''. Jóhannsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Jóhann''.

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People with the name include: *

Jóhann Ársælsson Jóhann Ársælsson (born 7 December 1943) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Western (Althing constituency), Western constituency from May 1991 to April 19 ...

(born 1943), Icelandic politician * Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson (born 1990), Icelandic professional footballer * Jóhann Birnir Guðmundsson (born 1977), retired Icelandic footballer *

Jóhann Hafstein Jóhann Hafstein (19 September 1915 – 15 May 1980) was elected to the Althingi for the Reykjavík constituency in 1946, which he represented until 1978, when he resigned due to ill health. Jóhann served as prime minister of Iceland from 10 Jul ...

(1915–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1970–1971 * Jóhann Haraldsson (born 1979), Icelandic alpine skier * Jóhann Hjartarson (born 1963), Icelandic chess grandmaster *

Jóhann Jóhannsson Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...

(1969–2018), Icelandic composer * Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson (born 1992), Icelandic politician * Jóhann Laxdal (born 1990), Icelandic football player * Jóhann K. Pétursson (1913–1984), Icelandic man with gigantism * Jóhann Sigurðarson (born 1956), Icelandic actor, voice actor, and singer * Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (1882–1906), Icelandic poet * Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1880–1919), Icelandic playwright and poet * Jóhann Vilbergsson (born 1935), Icelandic alpine skier * Marel Jóhann Baldvinsson (born 1980), Icelandic football forward * Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson (born 1962), Icelandic businessman, writer, and scientist * Steingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon (born 1955), Icelandic politician * Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1947–1949 * Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson (born 1982), Icelandic Olympic swimmer

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