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 [ syll. yan-nis, ya-nn-is ] The boy name Yannis is pronounced YAEN-IHS KEY. Yannis' language of origin is Hebrew and it is used largely in the Greek language. Yannis is a variant of John (English). Yanis (variant spelling in Greek) is a form of Yannis. Yannis is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. In 2008, among the family of boy names directly linked to Yannis, John (English) was the most frequently used. Baby names that sound like Yannis include Yancey (English), Yancy (English), Yanick (Breton and French), Yanik (Breton and French), Yanis (Greek), Yanka (Russian), Yanko (Slavic), Yannic (Breton and French), Yannick (Breton and French), Yannik (Breton and French), Yiannis (Greek), Yunis (Arabic), Yunus (Turkish), Janak (Indian), Janek (Czech and Polish), Janik (Breton, Czech, French, and Polish), Janosch (German), Janusz (Polish), Yang (Chinese), and Yong (Chinese). 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)"   |
