Johan

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Johan

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

proper noun

A female given name from Hebrew. William, the youthful heir, grew up, married and died, as we have already seen, of the sweating sickness, leaving only a daughter named Johan or Jennett, who was but two months old at his death […]

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Closest in meaning: joan, joanne, karl, juan, john, ole, johann, sven, johanne, johannah, johanna, johnna, joanna, josephina, jonah, johannes

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"Johan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/johan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Johan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/johan

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"Johan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/johan.

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@misc{johan_2026,
  title = {Johan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/johan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}