"Johan" meaning in Swedish

See Johan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /jʊˈan/ Audio: Sv-Johan-fast.flac , LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Johan.wav
Etymology: From Old Swedish Iohan or short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 11th century. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|Iohan}} Old Swedish Iohan Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} Johan
  1. The letter "J" in the Swedish spelling alphabet
    Sense id: en-Johan-sv-intj-~0G1YhqX

Proper name

IPA: /jʊˈan/ Audio: Sv-Johan-fast.flac , LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Johan.wav Forms: Johans [genitive]
Etymology: From Old Swedish Iohan or short form of Johannes (“John”). First recorded in Sweden in runes in the 11th century. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|Iohan}} Old Swedish Iohan Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Johans|g=c|head=}} Johan c (genitive Johans), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Johan c (genitive Johans)
  1. a male given name Tags: common-gender Categories (topical): Swedish given names, Swedish male given names
    Sense id: en-Johan-sv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Related terms: Hannes, Hans, Ivan, Jan, Janne, Jens, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jon, Jonny, Jöns, Hansson [surname], Jansson, Johansson, Johannesson, Johnsson, Jonsson, Jönsson Related terms (female given names): Johanna and its variants Related terms (male given names): Hampus

Inflected forms

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        {
          "word": "Ivan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jan"
        },
        {
          "word": "Janne"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jens"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "John"
        },
        {
          "word": "Johnny"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jon"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jonny"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jöns"
        },
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "Jansson"
        },
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        },
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          "word": "Johannesson"
        },
        {
          "word": "Johnsson"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jonsson"
        },
        {
          "word": "Jönsson"
        },
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        }
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      "word": "Jan"
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      "word": "Janne"
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      "word": "Jens"
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    {
      "word": "Johannes"
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    {
      "word": "John"
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      "word": "Johnny"
    },
    {
      "word": "Jon"
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    {
      "word": "Jonny"
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      "word": "Jöns"
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    },
    {
      "word": "Jansson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Johansson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Johannesson"
    },
    {
      "word": "Johnsson"
    },
    {
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