Johann

Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of Iohannes, which is the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), itself derived from Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן‎) in turn from its extended form Yehochanan (יְהוֹחָנָן‎), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". Its English language equivalent is John. It is uncommon as a surname.

PronunciationAfrikaans: [juəˈɦan]
German: [ˈjoːhan]

GenderMale

Word/nameHebrew

Meaning"Yahweh is gracious",^[1] "Graced by Yahweh" (Johanan)

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Johann
Origin
Pronunciation	Afrikaans: [juəˈɦan] German: [ˈjoːhan]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"Yahweh is gracious",^[1] "Graced by Yahweh" (Johanan)
Region of origin	Germanic
Other names
Related names	Jan, John, Johan, Jóhann, Johannes, Juan

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People

People with the name Johann include:

Mononym

Johann, Count of Cleves (died 1368), nobleman of the Holy Roman Empire
Johann, Count of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg (1662–1698), German nobleman
Johann, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1578–1638), German nobleman

A–K

Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer
Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist
Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter
Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697)
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783), German Composer
Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654–1704), German Orientalist
Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Czech composer
Johann Balthasar Bullinger (1713-1793), Swiss painter, 6x great-grandson of Heinrich Bullinger
Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723), Austrian architect
Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), Swiss mathematician
Johann Böhm (chemist) (1895−1952), German Bohemian chemist
Johann Böhm (historian) (1929–2024), Romanian-born German scholar
Johann Böhm (German politician) (born 1937), German politician, former president of the Bavarian Landtag
Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803–1877), early German paleoanthropologist
Johann Casimir of Simmern (1543–1592), German prince
Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (1564–1633)
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (c. 1656–1746), German Baroque composer
Johann Caspar Kerll (1627–1693), German Baroque composer and organist
Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), classical composer, son of Johann Sebastian, also known as "the London Bach"
Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729), German Baroque composer and music theorist
Johann David Köhler (1684–1755), German historian
Johann Eck (1486–1543) German theologian
Johann Esch (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743–1805), tenor singer, brother of Joseph and Michael Haydn
Johann Frauenlob, 17th German century writer
Johann Jakob Froberger (1616–1667), German Baroque musician
Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774), German musical theorist
Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814), German composer
Johann Fust (c. 1400–1466), German printer
Johann Georg (several people)
Johann Gerhard (1582–1637), Lutheran theologian
Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German Baroque musician, Johann Sebastian's cousin
Johann Gustav Stickel (1805–1896), German scholar
Johann Hari (born 1979), English writer and journalist
Johann Heermann (1585–1647), German poet
Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666–1727), German Baroque musician
Johann (Falco) Hölzel (1957–1998), Austrian rock singer
Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969–2018), Icelandic composer
Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772), German organist and composer
Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722), German Baroque musician, predecessor of Johann Sebastian Bach as Thomaskantor
Johann Andreas Kuhnau [scores] (1703–1761), nephew of the preceding, a pupil of Bach^[2]^[3]

L–Z

Johann Lafer (born 1957), Austrian television chef
Johann Lamont (born 1957), Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Labour Party
Johann Le Bihan (born 1979), retired French swimmer
Johann Lindner (born 1959), retired Austrian hammer thrower
Johann Lohel (1549–1622), archbishop of Prague
Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German Baroque musician and organist, student of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist and professor of medicine
Johann Martin Schleyer (1831–1912), German Catholic priest
Johann Mattheson (1681–1764), German composer, a close friend of Georg Friedrich Händel
Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (1807–1888), great-grandfather of Hitler
Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), Austrian composer
Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), German Baroque composer
Johann Pauls (1908–1946), German SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) German pedagogue and educational reformist
Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (1895–1949), executed Austrian Nazi SS war criminal
Johann-Georg Richert (1890–1946), German Nazi officer executed for war crimes
Johann Rupert (born 1950), South African businessman
Johann Gottlob Schmeisser (1751–1806), Canadian Lutheran minister
Johann Rudolf Stadler (1605–1637), Swiss clock-maker
Johann Schicht (1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur
Johann Schreck (1576–1630), German missionary and polymath
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer and musician of the Baroque period
Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964), American cellist
Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Czech composer
Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), Austrian Romantic composer
Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), Austrian composer of light music, son of the above
Johann Strauss III (1864–1939), also known as Johann Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer, nephew of the above
Johann Samuel Schwerdtfeger (1734-1803), Lutheran minister, the first in Upper Canada.
Johann Sziklai (born 1947), German poet and teacher
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559-1632), Dutch Catholic field marshal
Johann van Beethoven (c. 1739–1792), German musician, father of Ludwig van Beethoven
Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist
Johann Weyer (1515–1588), Dutch physician
Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner, German chemist
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German writer and statesman
Johann Zacherl (1814–1888), Austrian inventor
Johann Zarco (born 1990), French motorbike racer

Fictional characters

Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe, featured in B.P.R.D. comic books, published by Dark Horse Comics
the title character of Johann Mouse, an American 1953 cartoon short
Johann Trinity, in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00
Johan Liebert (ヨハン・リーベルト, Yohan Rīberuto) is the titular "monster" and main antagonist of the Monster anime series.

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