Ioan

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Ioan means "God is gracious" or "gift of God".
Scripts(How to write)
In Welsh, Ioan is spelled "Iaun".
Йоан(Bulgarian)
Pronunciation
YAW-an(Welsh)
YOH-ahn
ee-WAN(Romanian)
Popularity
The popularity of Ioan is quite low worldwide. It is most commonly used in Wales.

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Ioan Name meanings & History

Ioan is primarily a Welsh variant of the given name John, which originated from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious". Ioan means "God is gracious" or "gift of God". Romanian and Welsh form of John. This is also an alternate transcription of Bulgarian Йоан (see Yoan 2). Ioan is primarily used in Wales. It is also used in other countries such as Romania and Hungary.

Zodiac Sign of Ioan: I love you Taurus

Synonyms of Ioan:

I: Intimate,Involved,Indulgence

O: Obstinate,Organized,Ostentatious,Obsolete,Obsessive

A: Angry,Action,Aggressive,Assertive,Ambitious,Argumentative

N: Nagging,Nervous,Neurosis,Neat,Nice,Nutrition,Nitpicking

Ioan is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor known for his roles in "Fantastic Four" and "Liar". Ioan Gyuri Pascu, Romanian singer and actor. Ioan Petru Culianu, Romanian historian and philosopher.

2.) IOAN (Male)

Usage: Romanian

Meanings: Romanian form of John (God’s gracious gift), a name derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes, from the Ecclesiastic Greek Ioannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). The name, the most enduringly popular of the biblical names, is borne in the Bible by several important characters. Many saints, twenty-three popes, and many kings across Europe carried the name, which was first used in the Eastern Church. The variant form Ion is borne by Ion Iliescu, the Romanian president. Var: Ion. Pet: Iancu, Ionel. (YO-AHN)


3.) Ioan (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: (Greek, Bulgarian, Romanian) a form of John.

Other Forms: Ioane, Ioann, Ioannikios, Ionel


4.) Ioan (Male)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: Gift from God


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