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Meaning and origin
Yann is a French boy name. The meaning of the name is `God is Gracious`.


Where is it used?
The name Yann is mainly used in Breton and in French.

How do they say it elsewhere?
John (In English and in the bible)
Yan (In Other languages)


See also
In Welsh and in English: Evan
In Welsh: Iefan
In Welsh: Ieuan
In Welsh: Ifan
In Welsh: Siôn
In Swedish and in Icelandic: Jon
In Spanish: Juan
In Slovene: Janez
In Serbian: Jovan
In Scottish and in English: Ian
In Scottish: Iain
In Russian, Czech, Serbian and in Croatian: Ivan
In Russian: Ioann
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioana
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioan
In Romanian: Ionel
In Romanian: Ionela
In Romanian: Iancu
In Portuguese: João
In Polish: Iwan
In Norwegian and in English: Jonette
In Manx: Ean
In Lithuanian: Jonas
In Latvian: Janis
In Italian: Giovanna
In Irish and in Scottish: Eoin
In Irish: Sean
In Hungarian: János
In Hawaiian: Keoni
In Greek: Yannis
In Greek: Ioannes
In Greek: Ioannis
In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman: Johannes
In Galician: Xoán
In Finnish and in Hungarian: Jani
In Finnish: Joni
In Finnish: Juha
In Finnish: Juhana
In Finnish: Jouni
In Finnish: Hannu
In Finnish: Jussi
In Finnish: Juho
In Finnish: Jukka
In Finnish: Juhani
In Esperanto: Johano
In Esperanto: Jochjo
In English: Jonie
In English: Hank
In English: Johnie
In English: Jonelle
In English: Jan
In English: Johnnie
In English: Johnny
In English: Jack
In Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech and in Polish: Jan
In Dutch, Polish and in Czech: Jana
In Danish: Jens
In Cornish: Jowan
In Catalan: Joan
In Breton and in French: Yannic (M)
In the bible (Original): Yehochanan
In Basque and in Romanian: Ion


Extra information:
From Breton

What Yann`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Yann:
   not lots of us...
   The worst thing about the name:
   way too unussual where i was growing up and where i live now and when they call you Yen
   If my name wasn`t Yann....:
   dunno
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2. The best thing about the name Yann:
   Im in Canada, so unlike Europe (France, Switzerland) nobody has it, its unique because its rare, on the other hand its common because it means John or Jean (extremely popular).
   The worst thing about the name:
   People always call me Yannick.
   If my name wasn`t Yann....:
   Then it wouldnt be me. Or if I would of been a girl, my parents would of called me Vanessa.
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More `Yann` links
Yann as abbreviation
Actors named Yann
Yann in the encyclopedia