Johans

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1235. From German Johann, Johannes (“John”).

Proper noun

Johans m

1. (rare today) a male given name
2. A respelling of the German male given name Johann.

Related terms

• Jānis

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Johans was the only given name of 15 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Swedish

Proper noun

Johans

1. genitive of Johan