Yochanan
yoh-KHAH-nan
Form of Yehochanan or John, Hebrew
"God is gracious"
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Updated Fri Mar 21 2025
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 SoferGerman,Israeli rabbi
- Yochanan VollachIsraeli footballer
- Yochanan MuffsAmerican theologian
- Yochanan AfekIsraeli chess player and composer
- Yochanan ShochetIsraeli rabbi
- Yohanan AlemannoItalian philosopher
- Yohanan ben Zakkai1st century Israeli rabbi
- Jehohanan (or Yehohanan)son of Hagkol, Israeli man crucified in the 1st century CE, whose ossuary was found in 1968