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Johan

Johan proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Johan

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.
    • 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, published 1893, page 64

Origin of Johan

An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna. Cf. John.

Words formed from Johan

Questions about Johan

What does Johan mean?
Johan means a female given name from Hebrew.
What part of speech is Johan?
Johan is a proper noun.

Words near Johan in the dictionary

  1. johachidolite
  2. johad
  3. johads
  4. Johal
  5. Johals
  6. Johan
  7. Johann
  8. Johanna
  9. Johannah
  10. Johanne
  11. Johannean

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