Jaan
From the Hebrew Yochanan via Greek Ioannes: "God is gracious".
Meaning and origin
Jaan is the Estonian form of John, derived through the ecclesiastical Latin Ioannes and Greek Ioannes.
How to pronounce Jaan
| Estonian (Estonia) | YAHN /ˈjaːn/ |
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