Forename Jovan

Around the world, Jovan (Jovan , Јован , جوفان ) is a common principally masculine, but scarcely girly first name. The forename Jovan is habitual in Southern Europe, particularly Montenegro, where it is a common male name, Serbia, and Croatia, where it is quite a common male name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in Serbia, Indonesia, and Philippines. Very seldom, Jovan is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jovan

name Jovān, name Jõvan, name Iovan, name יובאן, name Иоанн, name Jóvan, name יוחנן, name Jovan, name Жован, name يوحنا, name Jôvan, name Ιωάννης, name جان, name 祖凡, name Jōvan, name Xoán, name Жовань, name جوفان, name János, name Jován, name Ян, name Jòvan, name Јован, name Ёван, name Йоан, name Іоанн, name Ján, name 约翰内斯, name Йован, name Janez, name Іван, name Jovàn, name جون, name João

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jovan	Serbia, Philippines, North Macedonia, Indonesia, United States
Јован	Serbia
جوفان	Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen
Йован	Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine

First names said to be same

Iovan, Janez, Jovàn, Jován, Jovān, João, Ján, János, Jòvan, Jóvan, Jôvan, Jõvan, Jōvan, Xoán, Ιωάννης, Жован, Жовань, Иоанн, Йоан, Ян, Ёван, Іван, Іоанн, יובאן, יוחנן, جان, جون, يوحنا, 祖凡, and 约翰内斯

First name Jovan in the context

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

Notable namesakes

	jovan vladimir Prince of Duklja, Orthodox Christian saint (990-1016) (b. 990)
	jovan dragoslav (b. 1201)
	jovan dragaš Serbian noble (b. 1343)
	jovan kantul (b. 1501)
	jovan the serb of kratovo Serbian writer and abbot, MK (b. 1526)
	jovan monasterlija Aerbian army officer, SK (b. 1660)
	jovan tekelija Serb military commander in the Habsburg Monarchy, RO (b. 1665)
	jovan simić bobovac politician, RS (b. 1775)
	jovan četirević grabovan (b. 1720)
	jovan muškatirović Serbian author, lawyer and educator, RS (b. 1743)
	jovan avakumović Serbian writer, noble anad lawyer, HU (b. 1748)
	jovan branovački (1754-1816) (b. 1754)
	jovan gavrilović (b. 1796)
	jovan stejić (b. 1803)
	jovan riznić 13 Oct 1792 - 1852 (b. 1792)

Forename Jovan

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jovan

First names said to be same

First name Jovan in the context

Notable namesakes

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