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Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes , the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης ), from the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן ), itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan (יְהוֹחָנָן ), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname . Its English equivalent is John .
Johan is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "champion ".
Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name, derived from John.
People with the name Johan include:
First name Johan , fictional character in a comics series by Peyo Johan (Archbishop of Uppsala) , late 13th-century Polish-born clericJohan Alho (1907–1982), Finnish footballer and a football refereeJohan Andersson (born 1974), Swedish video game designerJohan Berisha (born 1979), Swiss footballerJohan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space scientistJohan Bouma (born 1940), Dutch soil scientistJohan Brunell (born 1991), Finnish footballerJohan Bruyneel (born 1964), Belgian cyclist and team managerJohan Büser (born 1983), Swedish politicianJohan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), Danish zoologistJohan Camargo (born 1993), Panamanian major league baseball infielderJohan Cruyff (1947–2016) Dutch football manager and retired playerOle-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientistJohan Derksen (born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football playerJohan Edlund (born 1971), Swedish musician, leader and vocalist of the band TiamatJohan Frandsen (born 1982), frontman for Swedish band, The Knockouts Johan Galtung (born 1930), Norwegian sociologistJohan Geibert (born 1977), Swedish bandy playerJohan Harmenberg (born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencerJohan Hansing (1888–1941), Estonian lawyer, stage actor, playwright, and politicianJohan Håstad (born 1960), Swedish mathematicianJohan Hegg , Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon AmarthJohan Gustaf Hellsten (1870–1956), Finnish presidentJohan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographerJohan Kenkhuis (born 1980), Dutch swimmerJohan Kõpp (1874–1970), Estonian Lutheran bishopJohan Kristoffersson (born 1988), Swedish race-car driverJohan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finland-Swedish poetJohan Micoud (born 1973), French footballerJohan van Minnen (1932–2016), Dutch journalist and politicianJohan Munters (born 1978), Swedish ski jumper Johan Museeuw (born 1965), Belgian cyclistJohan Neeskens (born 1951), Dutch soccer playerJohan Norberg (born 1973), Swedish writerJohan Pitka (1872–1944), Estonian military commanderJohan of Plön (died 1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great BeltJohan Oscar Smith (1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian ChurchJohan Raid (1885–1964), Estonian politician and civil servantJohan Reinholdz (born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and SkyfireJohan Renck (born 1966), Swedish directorJohan Rojas (born 2000), Dominican baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies[1] Johann Rupert (born 1950), South African businessmanJohan Santana (born 1979), American baseball playerJohan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneurJohan Gabriel Ståhlberg (1832–1873), Finnish priest, the father of President K. J. Ståhlberg Johan Svensson (born 1962), Swedish Air Force officerJohan Teterissa (1961–2019), Indonesian activistJohan Thyrén (1861–1933), Swedish academic and politicianJohan van der Velde (born 1956), Dutch cyclistJohan Vonlanthen (born 1986), Swiss football playerJohan Wallberg (born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmerJohan Josef "John" Willis (born 1952), American-Israeli basketball playerJohan Zulch de Villiers (1845–1910), South African politicianJohan III (1537-1592) King of Sweden Byun Yohan (born 1986), South Korean ActorJohan Kim (born 1973), Korean-American singer and record producerMiddle name Surname Other uses See also References Name list
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