Johan (given name)

For other uses, see Johan.

Johan

Pronunciation	Dutch: [ˈjoːɦɑn] ⓘ Norwegian: [jʊˈhɑnː] Swedish: [ˈjûːan] ⓘ Malay: [ˈdʒohan]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Yahweh is gracious
Region of origin	Scandinavia, Netherlands, and Flanders
Other names
Related names	Hans, John, Johannes, Juhan, Yohan, Yohanan

Johan is a Scandinavian and Dutch form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name Iōánnēs (Ἰωάννης), from the Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן‎), itself derived from the extended form Yehochanan (יְהוֹחָנָן‎), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious". It is uncommon as a surname. Its English equivalent is John.

Johan is also a masculine given name of Malay language origin, meaning "champion".

Yo-han is a Korean masculine given name, derived from John.

People with the name Johan include:

First name

• Johan, fictional character in a comics series by Peyo
• Johan (Archbishop of Uppsala), late 13th-century Polish-born cleric
• Johan Alho (1907–1982), Finnish footballer and a football referee
• Johan Andersson (born 1974), Swedish video game designer
• Johan Beck-Friis (1890–1969), Swedish diplomat
• Johan Berisha (born 1979), Swiss footballer
• Johan Bleeker (born 1942), Dutch space scientist
• Johan Bouma (born 1940), Dutch soil scientist
• Johan Brunell (born 1991), Finnish footballer
• Johan Bruyneel (born 1964), Belgian cyclist and team manager
• Johan Büser (born 1983), Swedish politician
• Johan Christian Fabricius (1745–1808), Danish zoologist
• Johan Camargo (born 1993), Panamanian major league baseball infielder
• Johan Cruyff (1947–2016) Dutch football manager and retired player
• Ole-Johan Dahl (1931–2002), Norwegian computer scientist
• Johan Derksen (born 1949), Dutch sports journalist and former football player
• Johan Edlund (born 1971), Swedish musician, leader and vocalist of the band Tiamat
• Johan Falkmar (born 1991), Swedish footballer
• Johan Frandsen (born 1982), frontman for Swedish band, The Knockouts
• Johan Galtung (1930–2024), Norwegian sociologist
• Johan Geibert (born 1977), Swedish bandy player
• Johan Harmenberg (born 1954), Swedish Olympic champion épée fencer
• Johan Hansing (1888–1941), Estonian lawyer, stage actor, playwright, and politician
• Johan Håstad (born 1960), Swedish mathematician
• Johan Hegg, Vocalist for the melodic death metal band, Amon Amarth
• Johan Gustaf Hellsten (1870–1956), Finnish president
• Johan Hjort (1869–1948), Norwegian fisheries biologist, marine zoologist, and oceanographer
• Johan Hultin (1924 – 2022) American pathologist
• Johan Kenkhuis (born 1980), Dutch swimmer
• Johan Kõpp (1874–1970), Estonian Lutheran bishop
• Johan Kristoffersson (born 1988), Swedish race-car driver
• Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finland-Swedish poet
• Johan Augustin Mannerheim (1706–1778), Swedish artillery colonel and commandant
• Johan Micoud (born 1973), French footballer
• Johan van Minnen (1932–2016), Dutch journalist and politician
• Johan Munters (born 1978), Swedish ski jumper
• Johan Museeuw (born 1965), Belgian cyclist
• Johan Neeskens (1951–2024), Dutch soccer player
• Johan Norberg (born 1973), Swedish writer
• Johan Norlén (born 1971), Swedish officer
• Johan Pitka (1872–1944), Estonian military commander
• Johan of Plön (1297–1359), lord of Denmark east of the Great Belt
• Johan Oscar Smith (1871–1943 Horten). Norwegian Christian leader, founder of Brunstad Christian Church
• Johan Raid (1885–1964), Estonian politician and civil servant
• Johan Reinholdz (born 1980), Swedish guitar player in Andromeda, NonExist and Skyfire
• Johan Renck (born 1966), Swedish director
• Johan Rojas (born 2000), Dominican baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• Johann Rupert (born 1950), South African businessman
• Johan Santana (born 1979), American baseball player
• Johan Staël von Holstein (born 1963), Swedish entrepreneur
• Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg (1832–1873), Finnish priest, the father of President K. J. Ståhlberg
• Johan Svensson (born 1962), Swedish Air Force officer
• Johan Teterissa (1961–2019), Indonesian activist
• Johan Thyrén (1861–1933), Swedish academic and politician
• Johan van der Velde (born 1956), Dutch cyclist
• Johan Vonlanthen (born 1986), Swiss football player
• Johan Wallberg (born 1977), Swedish freestyle swimmer
• Johan Josef "John" Willis (born 1952), American-Israeli basketball player
• Johan Zinin (born 1974), Bruneian footballer
• Johan Zulch de Villiers (1845–1910), South African politician
• Johan III (1537–1592) King of Sweden
• Byun Yohan (born 1986), South Korean Actor
• Johan Kim (born 1973), Korean-American singer and record producer

Middle name

• Carl Johan Trygg, (1887–1954), Swedish master woodcarver
• Count Carl Johan Bernadotte of Wisborg (1916–2012), youngest child of King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden

Patronymic

• Syahredzan Johan (born 1983), Malaysian politician

Other uses

• Johan Liebert, a character from Monster (manga)
• Johan Seong, a character from Lookism (manhwa)

See also

• John (given name)
• Johann
• Johannes
• Alternate forms for the name John