| The boy name Yannis [ syll. yan-nis, ya-nn-is ] is pronounced YAEN-IHS KEY. Yannis' language of origin is Hebrew and it is used largely in the Greek language. Yanis (variant spelling in Greek) is a form of Yannis. Yannis is a variant of John (English). Yannis is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2007, among the family of boy names directly linked to Yannis, John (English) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Yannis include Yanick (Breton and French), Yanik (Breton and French), Yanis (Greek), Yannic (Breton and French), Yannick (Breton and French), Janus (English and German), and Janusz (Polish). KEY: approx English pronunciation for Yannis: 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)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"
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