Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giovanni

/d͡ʒoʊˈvɑni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: gio-van-ni
IPA: /d͡ʒoʊˈvɑni/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Italian.

name

A female given name from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Giovanni. Doublet of John.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Giovanni

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Rhymes With

johnny ronnie bonnie dani donnie donny mani giuliani johnnie armani rani ronny

Questions

How do you pronounce giovanni?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒoʊˈvɑni/.
What does giovanni mean?: A male given name from Italian.
Where does giovanni come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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