Johan
See also: johan and Jóhan
English
Etymology
An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna.
Proper noun
Johan
- A female given name.
- 1893 Frank Peel, Spen Valley, Past and Present, Senior and Co., 1893, page 64:
- William, the youthful heir, grew up, married and died, as we have already seen, of the sweating sickness, leaving only a daughter named Johan or Jennett, who was but two months old at his death […]
- 1893 Frank Peel, Spen Valley, Past and Present, Senior and Co., 1893, page 64:
Usage notes
- Included in the 100 most common given names of women born in Scotland in 1900.
Anagrams
- Jonah
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch Johan.
Proper noun
Johan
- A male given name, equivalent to English John
Danish
Proper noun
Johan
- A male given name derived from Johannes (“John”).
Related terms
- (surnames) Johansen
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 356 males with the given name Johan have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
From Johannes.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Johan ?
- A male given name
Faroese
Etymology
From Johannes
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [joˈhan]
Proper noun
Johan m
- A male given name, equivalent to English John
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Johan: Johansson
- daughter Johan: Johansdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Johan |
| Accusative | Johan |
| Dative | Johani |
| Genitive | Johans |
Norwegian
Etymology
Medieval short form of Johannes (“John”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʊˈhɑn/, [jʊˈhɑnː]
Proper noun
Johan
- A male given name.
Usage notes
- The most common given name of men born in Norway in the 1900s decade.
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 862 males with the given name Johan living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
Short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 11th century.
Proper noun
Johan c (genitive Johans)
- A male given name.
- 1975 Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:
- Som liten var jag ganska stolt över mitt namn. Donald! Det klingade minsann mäktigare det än både Kalle och Ville och Lasse. Senare, när jag upphöjt mig själv i borgarståndet och för säkerhets skull beseglat min borgerlighet genom äktenskapet med Gunnel Lindermann hade jag uppriktigt sagt gärna hetat nånting annat, nånting mera traditionellt ståndsmässigt, eller från den synpunkten konventionellare, som Johan eller Henrik eller Carl-Gustaf. Till och med Max och Moritz och Niklas hade gått an.
- 1975 Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 113:
Usage notes
- The most common first name of men born in Sweden in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Related terms
- (male given names) Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Ivan, Jan, Janne, Jens, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jon, Jonny, Jöns
- (female given names) Johanna and its variants
- (surnames) Hansson, Jansson, Johansson, Johannesson, Johnsson, Jonsson, Jönsson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 172 874 males with the given name Johan living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.