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giannis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
gi-an-nis
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Greek male given name Γιάννης (Giánnis).

Etymology

Transliteration of Greek Γιάννης (Giánnis), a male given name used in (modern) Greece. Doublet of John.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Γιάννης

Inflected Forms

Yannis (alternative)

Questions

What does giannis mean?
A transliteration of the Greek male given name Γιάννης (Giánnis).
Where does giannis come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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