Ohanis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ohanis

What is the meaning of the name Ohanis ?

The baby name Ohanis is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced oh-HAH-nis (approx. IPA: /oʊˈhɑːnɪs/).

Ohanis is Armenian in Origin.

Ohanis is a Western Armenian form of the name Hovhannes, the Armenian equivalent of John. It ultimately derives from Hebrew Yohanan, "Yahweh is gracious," transmitted into Armenian through Greek Ioannes and, in Christian usage, Syriac traditions. The spelling Ohanis is common in Ottoman-era records and diaspora communities, and the name has long been favored among Armenian clergy and laypeople alike, closely associated with devotion to St. John the Baptist within the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Variants include Hovhannes (Eastern Armenian standard), Ohannes, Ohanes, Hovhanes, and the short forms Ohan and Hovo. Related surnames are Ohanyan/Ohanean, Ohanian, and Ohanisyan. Cross-language equivalents include John (English), Ioannis/Yannis (Greek), Jean (French), Juan (Spanish), Giovanni (Italian), Ivan (Slavic), and Johannes (German/Scandinavian). While traditional in tone, Ohanis remains familiar in Armenian communities across the Middle East, Turkey, Greece, and the global diaspora.

⚙ Ohanis is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 4 recorded uses, across 3 countries.