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 [ 2 syll. jo-van, jov-an ] The boy name Jovan is also used as a girl name, but the use for boys is much more common. Its pronunciation is JHOWVahN KEY. Jovan is used chiefly in the Slavic language and its origin is Hebrew. The name Jovana (Slavic) is the female form of Jovan. In addition, Jovan is a variant of the name John (English) in the Slavic language. Jovica (Slavic pet form) is a variant of Jovan. Jovan is a somewhat popular baby name for boys. The name jumped in popularity during the 1970s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest height of its usage in 1979, 0.013% of baby boys were given the name Jovan. It ranked at #553 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.011% and its ranking #891. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Jovan, John (English) was the most commonly used. In 2008, it was used 57 times more than Jovan. In the past century Jovan has mostly been a boy name. Baby names that sound like Jovan include Javan (English), Jeven (English), Jibben, Jivan (English), Jiven (English), Jivin (English), Joben, Jofan (Lapp), Jovani (English), Jovanni (English), Jovanny (English), Jovany (English), Giovanny (English), Giovanni (Italian), Giovannino (Italian), and Giuseppino (Italian). KEY: English pronunciation for Jovan: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
