Forename Јован

Around the world, Јован (Yohanes , Jovan , Јован ) is a widespread primarily male, but very seldom female given name. The first name Јован is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Montenegro, where it is a common boy's name, Serbia, and Croatia, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Ethiopia, and Serbia. Very seldom, Јован is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Јован is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Јован

name Jonas, name Johannes, name John, name Јован, name Ioan, name Yann, name Yohanes, name Juan, name Johano, name Йован, name Joannes, name Al, name 祖凡, name Gjoni, name Eoin, name Giovanni, name Ioann, name Ivan, name Jehannes, name Janez, name Jovan, name Ioannes, name Yohane, name Pp., name Joan

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Yohanes	Indonesia, Philippines, United States, Ethiopia, Tanzania
Jovan	Indonesia, Philippines, Serbia, North Macedonia, Ethiopia
Јован	Serbia
Ioannes	Philippines, Canada, Brazil, Germany, United States

First names said to be same

Al, Eoin, Giovanni, Gjoni, Ioan, Ioann, Ivan, Janez, Jehannes, Joan, Joannes, Johannes, Johano, John, Jonas, Juan, Pp., Yann, Yohane, Йован, and 祖凡

First name Јован in the context

Јован is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Јован Матовић , character in Čedomir Ilić: a novel; Јован Недић , character in Deacon of the Church of the Mother of God; Јован Гагић , character in Hadži-Đera: a short novel; Јован , character in Dreamer and Јован Јаковљевић , character in The spirit of the time is like that now!, among other works.

Notable namesakes

	јован дебарски Bulgarian clergyman, MK (b. 1000)
	јован оливер грчинић Serbian general, RS (b. 1310)
	јован малешевац Serbian Orthodox monk, BA (b. 1524)
	јован рајић Serbian theologian, writer,historian, RS (b. 1726)
	јован ђорђевић Serbian Eastern Orthodox leader, RS (b. 1715)
	јован пачић Serbian soldier, poet, writer, translator, illustrator and painter (1771-1849), HU (b. 1771)
	јован курсула RS (b. 1768)
	јован јовановић Serbian Orthodox Bishop (1732–1805), RS (b. 1732)
	јован петровић ковач RS (b. 1772)
	јован радоњић Montenegrin noble, ME (b. 1748)
	јован хаџић Serbian writer, RS (b. 1799)
	јован јанковић RS (b. 1745)
	јован стерија поповић Serbian playwright, poet and pedagogue (1806-1856), RS (b. 1806)
	јован павловић BA (b. 1804)
	јован димитријевић добрача Serbian merchant, RS (b. 1765)

Forename Јован

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Јован

First names said to be same

First name Јован in the context

Notable namesakes

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