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 [ 4 syll. gio-van-ni, gi-ova-nni ] The boy name Giovanni is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHIYowVAANiy or JHahVAANiy KEY. Giovanni is largely used in the Italian language and its origin is Hebrew. Giovanni is a variant of the name John (English). Gianni (Italian short form) is a variant of Giovanni. See also the related forms, Giovanny (English), Jovanny (English), and Jovany (English). Giovanni is a popular baby name for boys, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1960s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.141% of baby boys were given the name Giovanni. Its ranking then was #134. In 2008, its usage was 0.134% and its ranking #140, and it was the 2nd most popular after John (English), out of all boy names in its group. In 2008, its use outnumbered Giovanni's by 5 times. In the past century Giovanni has predominantly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Giovanni include Giovannino (Italian), Giuseppino (Italian), Giovanny (English), Jovani (English), Jovanni (English), Jovanny (English), Jovany (English), Javan (English), Jeven (English), Jibben, Jivan (English), Jiven (English), Jivin (English), Joben, Jofan (Lapp), and Jovan (Slavic). Details of famous persons named Giovanni: KEY: English pronunciation for Giovanni: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
