Name: Johan

Gender: Male

Usage: Johan, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.

People having the name Johan are in general originating from Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Variants: For another variant of the name Johan across the world, see Johannes.

Name Meaning of Johan

Meaning: The meaning of the name Johan is: God is gracious, Gift from god.

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Numerology Interpretation

Numerology of the first name Johan: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst

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Popularity of the Name

The name Johan is ranked on the 847th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 655200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.009% of the population. The name Johan has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Johan for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

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History and Origin

Johan is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin (יוֹחָנָן, Yôḥānān). It is a shortened form of the Hebrew name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhôḥānān), meaning "God is gracious", and uncommon as a surname. Johan is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "Champion".

People with the name Johan include:

  • Johan I of Sweden, (1201-1222), King of Sweden
  • Johan II of Sweden, (1455-1513), King of Denmark and king of Sweden during the Kalmar Union
  • Johan III of Sweden, (1537-1592), King of Sweden
  • Carl XIV Johan of Sweden, (1763-1844), King of Sweden and king of Norway, first king in the Bernadotte dynasty
  • Carl Johan Trygg, (1887–1954), Swedish master woodcarver
  • Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (born 1916), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
  • Johan Berisha, Swiss footballer
  • Johan Bruyneel, Flemish cyclist and team manager
  • Johan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), Danish zoologist
  • Johan Cruyff, Dutch football manager and retired player
  • Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist
  • Johan Derksen (born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player
  • Johan Galtung (born 1930). Norwegian sociologist
  • Johan Harmenberg (born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencer
  • Johan Håstad, Swedish mathematician
  • Johan Hegg, Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon Amarth
  • Johan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
  • Johan Kenkhuis, Dutch swimmer
  • Johan Lammerts, Dutch cyclist
  • Johan Liebert, the antagonist in Naoki Urasawa's manga and anime series Monster
  • Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland
  • Johan Micoud, French international footballer, notably for Parma, SV Werder Bremen and Girondins de Bordeaux
  • Johan Museeuw Flemish cyclist and former world champion
  • Johan Neeskens, Dutch soccer player
  • Johan Norberg (born 1973), Swedish writer
  • Johan Pitka (1872-1944), Estonian military commander
  • Johan of Plön (d. 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt
  • Johan Oscar Smith (1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian Church
  • Johan Reinholdz (born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and Skyfire
  • Johan Santana, New York Mets pitcher
  • Johan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneur
  • Johan Teterisa, Indonesian activist
  • Johan van der Velde, Dutch cyclist
  • Johan Vonlanthen, Swiss football player
  • Johan Wallberg (born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmer

1 (m.) Scandinavian and Low German form of John. It is also used as a more learned Czech form of the name, a doublet of Jan.
2 (f.) Older Scottish spelling of Joan, which was traditionally pronounced as two syllables.
Pet forms (of 1): Low German: Hanke. Czech: Hanuš.

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