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Giovanni.

a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

name/d͡ʒoˈvan.ni/

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John

    masculine
    Papa Giovanni

  2. John (biblical character)

    masculine

  3. the Gospel of John

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.