The baby name Yehohanan is a Male name and is pronounced YEH-hoh-HAH-nahn.
Yehohanan is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Yehohanan is a Male name and is pronounced YEH-hoh-HAH-nahn.
Yehohanan is Hebrew in Origin.
Yehohanan (Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן) combines the theophoric prefix Yeho-, referencing the divine name YHWH, with hanan, “to show favor,” yielding the meaning “YHWH is gracious” or “YHWH has shown favor.” It belongs to a family of Hebrew names built from divine elements and virtue verbs common in the First and Second Temple periods.
The full form Yehohanan appears in the Hebrew Bible and on ancient seals and ostraca; some English translations render it Jehohanan. As theophoric prefixes shifted, Yeho- contracted to Yo-, producing Yohanan/Yochanan, the rabbinic form mirrored in Greek Ioannes and Latin Johannes. Through Jewish and Christian transmission the name spread widely, giving rise to John (English), Jean (French), Juan (Spanish), Giovanni (Italian), Johannes (German/Scandinavian), Ivan (Slavic), Ioan (Romanian/Welsh), and Arabic Yuhanna.
Yehohanan is a genuine rarity. We count just 1 recorded use of it worldwide, from 1 country.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
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