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 [ 2 syll. jo-han, joh-an ] The boy name Johan is pronounced as YowHHAAN KEY. Johan is largely used in the Czech, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Bavarian, English, and Estonian languages, and its origin is Hebrew. Johan is a Bavarian, Czech, Dutch, English, Estonian, German, and Scandinavian variant of the name John (English). Johan is also a Czech, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian variant of the name Johannes (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian). Johan is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s; before that, it was of sporadic use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2008, 0.029% of baby boys were given the name Johan. Its ranking then was #450. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Johan, John (English) was the most frequently used in 2008. Its use outnumbered Johan's by 21 times in that year. Baby names that sound like Johan include Johann (German), Jóhann (Scandinavian), Jani (Finnish and Hungarian), Jano (Hungarian and Czech), Jeno (Hungarian), Jenö (Hungarian), Euan (English and Scottish), Euen (Scottish), Eumann (Scottish), Eunan (Irish and Scottish), Ewan (English and Scottish), Ewen (Scottish), Yemon, Yianni (Greek), Yoann (French), Yohan (French), Yona (Russian), Yonah (Hebrew), Yuan (Manx), and Yuma. KEY: Pronunciation for Johan: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
