English : John
Spanish : Juan
Chinese : ¼sº² (Yu¨¥h¨¤n)
Croatian : Ivan, Ivo, Ive
Dutch : Jan, Johan, Johannes
Greek : ¦©¦Ø?¦Í¦Í¦Ç? (Ioannis)
Hebrew : ????? (Y??¨¡nn¨¡n)
Hungarian : J¨¢nos
Irish : Se¨¢n, Ioh¨¢n
Latin : J¨¡nis
Romanian:Io
The name John derives via Latin I¨hann¨¥s and Greek ?¦Ø?¦Í¦Í¦Ç?, from the Hebrew name ????? (Y??anan, also transliterated Yochanan) which is a short form of the long name ?????????? Yehochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". Yochanan was the name of several important rabbis in the Second Temple Period in Israel, such as Yochanan ben Zakai and Yochanan ben Nuri.
The name had gained popularity among Jews in Jud