Johann
Appearance
Pronunciation | German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan] Afrikaans pronunciation: [jo'hɑːn] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew |
Meaning | "God is merciful" |
Region of origin | Germanic |
Other names | |
Related names | John, Johan, Johannes |
Johann (German: [ˈjoːhan], Afrikaans: [jo'hɑːn]), typically a male given name, is the Germanized form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). It is a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes", which comes from Johan. The English language form is John. It is uncommon as a surname. People with the name include:[1]
People
- Johann Adam Hiller
- Johann Adam Reincken
- Johann Adam Remele
- Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
- Johann Andreas Eisenmenger
- Johann Baptist Wanhal
- Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach
- Johann Bernoulli
- Johann Carl Fuhlrott
- Johann Casimir of Simmern
- Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
- Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
- Johann Caspar Kerll
- Johann Christian Bach
- Johann David Heinichen
- Johann David Köhler
- Johann Esch (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
- Johann Evangelist Haydn
- Johann Friedrich Agricola
- Johann Friedrich Reichardt
- Johann Fust (c. 1400-1466), German printer
- Johann Georg (disambiguation)
- Johann George, see Johann Georg
- Johann Gerhard
- Johann Gottfried Walther
- Johann Gustav Stickel
- Johann Hari
- Johann Heermann
- Johann Heinrich Buttstett
- Johann Jakob Froberger
- Johann Johannsson
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Johann Kraus
- Johann Lamont (born 1957), Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Labour Party
- Johann Le Bihan
- Johann Lindner
- Johann Lohel
- Johann Ludwig Krebs
- Johann Lukas Schönlein
- Johann Martin Schleyer
- Johann Nepomuk Hiedler
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel
- Johann Pachelbel
- Johann Peter Kellner
- Johann Schicht
- Johann Schreck
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Sebastian Paetsch
- Johann Stamitz
- Johann Strauss I
- Johann Strauss II
- Johann Sziklai
- Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
- Johann van Beethoven
- Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist
- Johann Weyer
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Johann Zacherl
Other uses
- Johann Kraus, fictional character in the Hellboy universe, featured in B.P.R.D. comic books, published by Dark Horse Comics
- Johann Mouse, American 1953 cartoon short subject
- St. Johann in Tirol, town in Tyrol, Austria
- Johann Trinity, a fictional character in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
See also
- Eoin
- Giovanni (name)
- Hans (name)
- Ioannis
- Ivan (name)
- Jaan (given name)
- Ján
- Janez (given name)
- Jean (disambiguation)
- João
- Johan (disambiguation)
- John
- Jon
- Jón
- Jonathan (name)
- Juan
- Juhani
- Shawn (given name)
- Siôn
- Yannis
- Johannes
- All Wikipedia pages beginning with Johann Special:PrefixIndex/Johann
References
- ^ "Origin and Meaning of the Name Johann". babynamesworld.com. Retrieved 2007-12-15.