John: From the Hebrew, Y'hohhanan, variously translated, "the Lord gave graciously," "whom Jehovah gave," "whom Jehovah bestowed." Danish, Johann, or Hans; Dutch, Jan; French, Jean; German, Johann (familiarly Hans, a contraction of Johannes); Greek, Ioannes; Hungarian, Janos; Italian, Giovanni; Latin, Joannes, or Johannes; Polish, Jan; Portuguese, Joao; Russian, Ivan; Spanish, Juan; Swedish, Johan, or Hans.

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