Ioannis name meaning

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Updated: March 15th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew and Old Greek
Usage: Greek
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Ioannis io(an)-nis
Meaning: Yahweh is Gracious and God is Merciful
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What does Ioannis mean?

Far-out Ioannis majorly is used in Greek, meaning of Ioannis is "Yahweh is Gracious or God is Merciful", a boy name has origin in Hebrew and Old Greek. Ioannis is resulted from Yanni.

Yanni is Breton form of Jean. Also Yanni is form of John in Greek language. Curious Yanni's origin is Old Greek and Hebrew, meaning of Yanni is "Form of Yannis and Moon".

Ioannis is resultant of Yiannis. Yiannis is derived from Yanni. The name is celebrated on December 27th.

How do I pronounce Ioannis?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Ioannis is io(an)-nis.

Variants of Ioannis

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, John, Johannes, Dejohn, Gianni, Jackie, Yanis, Aaronjohn, John Paul, Jean, Hanko, Janek, Janica, Johansinnguaq

Names that rhyme with Ioannis

How popular is the name Ioannis?

Ioannis is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1964 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 1981, it ranked 1661st when 40 boys were named Ioannis.

Over 1201 people have been named Ioannis in United States. Ioannis is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of presence it could not make beyond the top 2000.

Over 203 people have been named Ioannis in England and Wales. In France, it has been in use since 1976 and achieved its top ranking of 1672 in 1976. In Belgium, it has been in use since 1996 and achieved its top ranking of 713 in 1998.

However things change on global perspective, Ioannis is extremely popular in Greece where every 1 in 40 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Cyprus. As per our research, over 360000 people has been named Ioannis globally.

YearRankBirths
2018292640
2017375828
2016365829
2015439222
2014468020
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Ioannis in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands724105
Finland1961050
Sweden78712405
Norway10911705
Denmark145000

Numerological aspects of Ioannis

You are intuitive but never use your intuition when it comes to making important decisions in life. You don't have enemies but people have hurt you in the past because of your openness and naivety. You need to open up to new adventures and experiences. You always see the good in everything and everyone. Open your mind to new opinion and widen your perspective. You appreciate your time enough not to spend it on doing things you don't want and stupid people.

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Sibling Names for Ioannis

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Famous people named Ioannis

  • Ioannis Metaxas, Greek military officer and politician
  • Ioannis Gklavakis,
  • Ioannis Paleokrassas, Greek politician
  • Ioannis Persakis, Greek athlete
  • Ioannis Chrysafis, Greek gymnast
  • Ioannis Vourakis, Greek shooter
  • Ioannis Malokinis, Greek swimmer
  • Ioannis G. Tsatsaris, Greek writer
  • Ioannis Sofianopoulos, Greek politician and leader of the Agrarian Party
  • Ioannis Kakridis, Greek classical scholar
  • Ioannis Passalidis, prominent member of the Greek Left and founder of the United Democratic Left party
  • Ioannis Theodorakopoulos, Greek philosopher
  • Ioannis Ladas, member of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974
  • Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, Greek banker and politician
  • Ioannis Sioutis, Greek retired professional basketball player
  • Ioannis Theotokis, Greek politician
  • Ioannis Kottounios, eminent ethnic Greek scholar
  • Ioannis Grivas, Greek judge
  • Ioannis Kasoulidis, Cypriot politician, party member of DISY,
  • Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician and a former government minister of Greece
  • Ioannis Alevras, Greek Panhellenic Socialist Movement politician and Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
  • Ioannis Psycharis, French philologist of Greek origin
  • Ioannis Georgiadis, Greek fencer
  • Ioannis Mitropoulos, Greek gymnast
  • Ioannis Theofilakis, Greek shooter who competed at five Olympic games
  • Ioannis Kolettis, Greek politician
  • Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek Army officer
  • Ioannis Varvakis, Greek distinguished member of the Russian and Greek communities
  • Ioannis Okkas, retired Cypriot football striker and a football manager
  • Ioannis Rallis, third and last collaborationist prime minister of Greece during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II
  • Ioannis Masmanidis, Greek-German footballer
  • Ioannis Kalitzakis, retired Greek football defender
  • Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek football manager and former player
  • Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and football manager
  • Ioannis Bourousis, Greek professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association
  • Ioannis Koutsis, Greek painter
  • Ioannis Diakidis, Greek writer
  • Ioannis Roufos, Greek politician
  • Ioannis Altamouras, outstanding Greek painter of the 19th century famous for his paintings of seascapes
  • Ioannis Kalogeras, Greek army officer and politician
  • Ioannis Melissanidis, retired Greek artistic gymnast and the 1996 Olympic champion on the floor exercise
  • Ioannis Papazisis in Hardcore as Actor
  • Ioannis Dianellos, from 1939 comedy movie Otan o syzygos taxidevi, who characterized N.

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