Yochanan

yoh-KHAH-nan
Form of Yehochanan or John, Hebrew
"God is gracious"
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Yochanan Origin and Meaning

The name Yochanan is a boy's name meaning "God is gracious".

A contracted form of Yehochanan, the Biblical Hebrew form of John. Variants include Yohanan and Johanan and the increasingly popular short form is Yahya.

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    Famous People Named Yochanan

    • Yochanan Sofer
      German,Israeli rabbi
    • Yochanan Vollach
      Israeli footballer
    • Yochanan Muffs
      American theologian
    • Yochanan Afek
      Israeli chess player and composer
    • Yochanan Shochet
      Israeli rabbi
    • Yohanan Alemanno
      Italian philosopher
    • Yohanan ben Zakkai
      1st century Israeli rabbi
    • Jehohanan (or Yehohanan)
      son of Hagkol, Israeli man crucified in the 1st century CE, whose ossuary was found in 1968

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