Johan (given name)

Johan
Pronunciation	Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑn]; Norwegian: [ˈjùːhɑn]; Swedish: [ˈjǔːhan] ⓘ or [ˈjûːan]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	God is gracious
Region of origin	Scandinavia, Southeast Asia, Japan and Netherlands
Other names
Related names	Hans, John, Johannes, Juhan, Yohanan

Johan is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is a shortened form of the Hebrew name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhôḥānān), meaning "God is gracious", and uncommon as a surname. Johan is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "Champion".

People with the name Johan include:

Johan I of Sweden, (1201–1222), King of Sweden
Johan II of Sweden, (1455–1513), King of Denmark and king of Sweden during the Kalmar Union
Johan III of Sweden, (1537–1592), King of Sweden
Carl XIV Johan of Sweden, (1763–1844), King of Sweden and king of Norway, first king in the Bernadotte dynasty
Carl Johan Trygg, (1887–1954), Swedish master woodcarver
Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (1916–2012), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
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 Berisha, Swiss footballer
Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space scientist
Johan Bouma (born 1940), Dutch soil scientist
Johan Brunell, Finnish footballer
Johan Bruyneel, Belgian cyclist and team manager
Johan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), Danish zoologist
Johan Cruyff (1947–2016) Dutch football manager and retired player
Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist
Johan Derksen (born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player
Johan Edlund (born 1971), Swedish musician, leader and vocalist of the band Tiamat
Johan Frandsen, frontman for cult Swedish band, The Knockouts
Johan Galtung (born 1930), Norwegian sociologist
Johan Harmenberg (born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencer
Johan Håstad (born 1960), Swedish mathematician
Johan Hegg, Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon Amarth
Johan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
Johan Kõpp (1874–1970), Estonian Lutheran bishop
Johan Liebert, the antagonist in Naoki Urasawa's manga and anime series Monster
Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland
Johan Micoud, French international footballer, notably for Parma, SV Werder Bremen and Girondins de Bordeaux
Johan van Minnen (1932–2016), Dutch journalist and politician
Johan Munters (born 1978), Swedish ski jumper
Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist and former world champion
Johan Neeskens, Dutch soccer player
Johan Norberg (born 1973), Swedish writer
Johan Pitka (1872–1944), Estonian military commander
Johan of Plön (died 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt
Johan Oscar Smith (1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian Church
Johan Reinholdz (born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and Skyfire
Johan Renck (born 1966), Swedish director of music videos, TV, and film.
Johan Santana, New York Mets pitcher
Johan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneur
Johan Svensson (born 1962), Swedish Air Force officer
Johan Teterisa, Indonesian activist
Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
Johan Vonlanthen, Swiss football player
Johan Wallberg (born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmer
Johan Kristoffersson, Swedish race-car driver
Johann Rupert, CEO of Remgro

See also