Ioan

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Іѡаннъ (Ioannŭ), from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), a contraction of the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān); see John for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /joˈan/
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Proper noun

Ioan m (genitive/dative lui Ioan)

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John

Derived terms

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ioan m (not mutable)

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
  2. (biblical) Certain men of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist, St John
  3. (biblical) The Gospel of St John

Coordinate terms

See also

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