johannes
/dʒəʊˈhænɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
name
A male given name from Late Latin Iōhannēs [in turn from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), in turn from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān, “God is gracious”)], variant of John and Jon.
noun
An old Portuguese gold coin bearing a figure of John V of Portugal, in circulation 1722–1835.
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, Ἰωάννης, יוֹחָנָן