Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

johan

/joʊhˈɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables
jo-han
IPA
/joʊhˈɑn/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Hebrew.

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Etymology

An archaic variant of Joan, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna. Cf. John.

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How do you pronounce johan?
The recorded pronunciation is /joʊhˈɑn/.
What does johan mean?
A female given name from Hebrew.
Where does johan come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce johan

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