Ohan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ohan

What is the meaning of the name Ohan ?

The baby name Ohan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OH-hahn (IPA: /oˈhɑn/).

Ohan is Armenian in Origin.

Ohan is an Armenian given name, most often a short form of Hovhannes/Ohannes, the Armenian equivalent of John. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Yōḥanan, “God is gracious,” transmitted into Armenian through Greek Ioannes and Syriac/Aramaic forms. The name has been prominent in Armenia since the country’s conversion to Christianity in the 4th century, honoring figures such as Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist.

In use across Eastern and Western Armenian communities - from historical Cilicia and the Ottoman Empire to the Caucasus and the modern diaspora - Ohan appears both as a standalone name and as the root of patronymic surnames like Ohanyan/Ohanean, Ohanian/Ohanessian, and Hovhannisyan. Common variants and transliterations include Ohan, Ohannes, Ohanes, Hovhannes (Հովհաննես), Hovhan, and Hovanes; familiar nicknames include Hovo and Hovik. Cross-language cognates include John, Jean, Juan, Giovanni, Ioannis, and Ivan.