Ioan
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)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
Derived terms
Related terms
Welsh
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈjɔ.an/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈjoː.an/, /ˈjɔ.an/
Proper noun
Ioan m (not mutable)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
- (biblical) Certain men of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist, St John
- (biblical) The Gospel of St John