Joannis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Joannis

What is the meaning of the name Joannis ?

The baby name Joannis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced English: /dʒoʊˈænɪs/ (jo-AN-iss),Greek: /joˈanis/ (yo-AH-nees).

Joannis is Greek in Origin.

Joannis is a Latinized rendering of the Greek personal name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), itself the Hellenic form of the biblical John. The name ultimately traces to Hebrew Yōḥānān, meaning "Yahweh is gracious" or "God is gracious." Through Christian scripture and liturgy it spread widely across Europe, attached to figures such as John the Baptist and John the Apostle.

Used frequently in medieval and early modern ecclesiastical and academic Latin, Joannis appears in charters, parish registers, and on scholarly title pages; in that context it can also represent the Latin genitive "of John" (e.g., Opera Joannis...). As a given name, it occurs in Greek-influenced communities and diaspora records. Close variants include Ioannis, Iohannes, Johannes and Joannes; related cognates are John, Jean, Giovanni, Juan, João, Ivan, Jan, Ian, Sean, Johann/Johan. Greek short forms include Giannis, Yiannis, and Yannis.