Yannis - Meaning of Yannis

What does Yannis mean?

[ 2 syll. yan-nis, ya-nn-is ] The baby boy name Yannis is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as YAA-NihS- †. Yannis is used predominantly in the Greek language, and its origin is Hebrew and Old Greek.

Yannis is a variant (Greek) of the name John (English and Hebrew).

Yannis is also a variant of the name Yanni (Greek, Breton, and Dutch).

Yannis is also a variant of the name Yiannis (Greek).

Yanis (Greek variant spelling) is a form of Yannis.

See also the related categories, greek and hebrew.

Yannis is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Yannis, John was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Yannis include Yanis, Yamqui, Yana, Yancee, Yancey, Yanci, Yancie, Yancy, Yanick, Yanik, Yanka, Yankee, Yankey, Yanko, Yanky, Yannic, Yannick, Yannik, Yengee, and Yengey.

† English pronunciation for Yannis: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"



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