Ιωάννης

See also: Ἰωάννης

Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān). Doublet of Γιάννης (Giánnis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ioˈa.nis/
  • Hyphenation: Ι‧ω‧άν‧νης

Proper noun

Ιωάννης • (Ioánnis) m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John, Ian, or Iain
  2. (Christianity) Any of the religious figures named John in the Bible, such as the John the Apostle or John the Baptist.
  3. Any of the saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 7 January.

Declension

Declension of Ιωάννης
singular
nominative Ιωάννης (Ioánnis)
genitive Ιωάννη (Ioánni)
accusative Ιωάννη (Ioánni)
vocative Ιωάννη (Ioánni)

Less common genitive: Ιωάννου

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