Feminine form of Juan, the Spanish form of John (God is gracious), which is from the Middle Latin Johannes, an evolution of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes. Joannes is from the Greek IÅannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehÅhÄnÄn (Yahweh is gracious).
Origin of the name Gianna: Popular Italian contracted form of Giovanna (God is gracious). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Origin of the name Joanna: Middle Latin feminine form of Joannes (God is gracious). The name is derived from the Greek IÅannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehÅhÄnÄn (Yahweh is gracious). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Origin of the name Johanna: Middle Latin feminine form of Joannes (God is gracious). The name is derived from the Greek IÅannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehÅhÄnÄn (Yahweh is gracious). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.Buy the book.
Russian Meaning: The name Ivanhoe is a Russian baby name. In Russian the meaning of the name Ivanhoe is: Ivanhoe is the medieval variant Sir Walter Scott used for the Saxon hero of 'Ivanhoe.
Iven is a male given name. It is a diminutive variation of the names Ivo and Yvo and is also the Breton form of Evan. It is closely related to the names Ivon, Yvon, Ive, Ives, and Yves. As a surname, it appears as Ivens, meaning "Iven's son".
Jak is a spelling variant of the name Jack, which is derived as a pet form of the name John. John is Hebrew in origin and means 'Gracious is the Lord'.
The name Van is a Dutch baby name. In Dutch the meaning of the name Van is: Equivalent of 'de' in French names. Van was sometimes converted from a surname prefix to a given name by early immigrants to America.
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, the name of the mother of the prophet Samuel. It is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands (for example Anne de Vries).
The Italian cognate of John (God is gracious), which is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, an evolution of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes. Joannes is from the Greek IÅannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehÅhÄnÄn (Yahweh is gracious).