Etymology

Johan

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Today it means: A female given name from Hebrew. Full definition →

Old French Johan ← Latin Johanna
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  1. Latin · derived fromJohanna
  2. Old French · derived fromJohan
  3. English todayJohan

An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna. Cf. John.

Words from the same roots

LatinJohanna all →

Johanna

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