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The name Johannes means "God is gracious" or "Yahweh is gracious". It can also be translated as "gift of God".
Middle Latin cognate of John (God is gracious), which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes and the Ecclesiastic Greek loannes, derivatives of the Hebrew yohanan, a contraction of yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). Short: Hans, Johann. Pet: Hanschen. (YO-HAH-NESS)
Middle Latin name popular throughout Scandinavia and the Netherlands. It is derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Ioannes, which is from the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). Johannes (John) and all its cognates and variants are one of the most popular and enduring of the biblical names. Cognate: Jan, Jens, Johan, Jon, Jons. Pet: Joop (Dutch); Janne, Josse (Swedish). (YO-HAH-NESS)
(German) a form of Johann.
(Hebrew) form of John, the Biblical name
