Name: Yannis
Gender: Male
Usage: Yannis, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Yannis are in general originating from France, Greece, Israel.
Variants: For another variant of the name Yannis across the world, see Yochanan.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Yannis is: God is gracious, Gift of god.
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Numerology of the first name Yannis: 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 1. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: individualistic, determined, pioneering, bold, athletic, independent, active, self-confident.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Determined
Ruling planet: Sun
Colors: Yellow, Orange, Gold
Gemstones: Topaz, Amber
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The name Yannis is ranked on the 9,879th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 25900 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Yannis has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Yánnis (or Yannis) is a given name of Greek origin (Γιάννης), having the same origin as John (i.e. the Hebrew Yohanân). The different Greek variants of this name are Giannis (official transcription of the Greek state), Ioannis (historical version of the first name: Ἰωάννης), Yanis (as Varoufakis writes), Iannis (as Xenakis writes) and Yannakis (diminutive).
- Giannis Aggelakas, Greek musician
- Yánnis Anastasíou (born 1973), Greek footballer
- Yannis Baraban (born 1972), French actor
- Yannis Belal (born 1992), French actor
- Yannis Frier (born 1977), French musician, visual artist and graphic designer
- Yánnis Goúmas (born 1975), Greek footballer
- Yannis Gouras (1791–1826), hero of the Greek War of Independence
- Yánnis Ioannídis (born 1945), Greek basketball player and politician
- Yannis Kokkos (born 1944), decorator
- Yánnis Koúros (born 1956), ultra-distance runner
- Yánnis Makriyánnis (1797–1864), hero of the Greek War of Independence
- Yánnis Psycháris (1864–1929), scholar
- Yánnis Rítsos (1909–1990), Greek poet
- Yannis Spyropoulos (1912–1990), Greek painter
- Yannis Stavrou (born 1948), Greek painter
- Yannis Tsarouchis (1910–1989), Greek painter
- Yánis Varoufákis (born 1961), Greek economist
- Yannis Youlountas (born 1970), French-Greek writer and filmmaker
- Iannis Xenakis (1922–2001), Greek-born composer, architect and engineer, naturalized French
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