Yannick - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Yannick [ syll. yan-nic(k), ya-nni-ck ] is pronounced YAEN-ih-K ^KEY. Yannick is of Hebrew origin, and it is used mainly in the Breton and French languages. Forms of Yannick include the variant spellings Janick (Breton and French), Janik (Breton and French), Jannick (Breton and French), Jannik (Breton and French), Yanick (Breton and French), Yanik (Breton and French), and Yannic (Breton and French). Yannick is a variation of John (English). Yannick is a pet form (Breton and French) of Jean (French).

See also the related forms, Yan (German) and Yann (German).

Yannick is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Yannick, John (English) was the most commonly used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Yannick include Yanick (Breton and French), Yanik (Breton and French), Yannic (Breton and French), Yanis (Greek), Yannis (Greek), Janus (English and German), and Janusz (Polish).

^KEY: approx English pronunciation for Yannick: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)"

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