Gender:
Origin:
Hebrew
10 famous people named Johanan found on Wikipedia.
217 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
7809-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
5831-th in year 1999
Used in: Biblical
Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), a shortened form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhôḥānān), meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple around 400 BCE. It became a very popular Christian given name in reference to either John the Apostle or John the Baptist.
Form of John: God is gracious.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Johanan ben Zakai | 0100 | 1st-century rabbi |
2 | Johanan bar Nappaha | 0180 | 3rd-century rabbi |
3 | Johanan | High Priest of Israel | |
4 | Johanan HaSandlar | 0200 | Palestinian rabbi |
5 | Johanan ben Torta | 0101 | |
6 | Johanan ben Baroka | 0101 | |
7 | Johanan Luria | Rabbi | |
8 | Johanan ben Nuri | 0100 | Mishnah rabbi |
9 | Johanan ben Ha-galgula | Man whose remains were found in an ossuary in Jerusalem | |
10 | Johanan ben Bag-Bag | 0100 | Talmud rabbi |