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Johannes.

a male given name from Latin

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈjohɑnːes/[ˈjo̞ɦɑ̝nːe̞s̠]

  1. a male given name from Latin

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  2. a male given name from Latin John

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  3. a male given name from Latin John, Ioannes, Juan, Johann, Jan, Giovanni; used to translate certain regal names.

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    Paavi Johannes VII

  4. A former municipality of Finland, now the locality of Sovetsky in Leningrad Oblast, Russia.

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Where this word comes from

From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Cognate with English John. * (town formerly in Finland, now in Russia): Named after Saint John, for whom the chapel church was dedicated. The name began to be used after the municipality was separated from Vyborg. For similar first-name-only towns, compare Pietari (“St Petersburg”), Mikkeli, Loviisa.

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