Johan

J8O1H4A1N1

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew.

OriginOld French Johan ← Latin Johanna →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

    William, the youthful heir, grew up, married and died, as we have already seen, of the sweating sickness, leaving only a daughter named Johan or Jennett, who was but two months old at his death […]

    1893, Frank Peel, Spen Valley, Past and Present, Senior and Co, published 1893, page 64

Origin

  1. LatinJohanna
  2. Old FrenchJohan
  3. EnglishJohan

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

JonahJohna
Cite this entry
APA

Johan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johan

MLA

“Johan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Johan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Johan.

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