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in reply to a message by Caprice
Jovana (not Javana) is on this site, as is the male form, spelled Javan. They tend to be variants of John (or Giovanni (m) / Giovanna (f)), etc. in some way. I have a friend Jovana & I think it's a lovely name.
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I think you meant Jovan, not Javan...
Because Javan means "Greece" in Hebrew. (Yes, the country Greece.)
Jovan and Jovana are the Serbian and masculine and feminine forms of John, yes. Jovan is also Macedonian.
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Because Javan means "Greece" in Hebrew. (Yes, the country Greece.)
Jovan and Jovana are the Serbian and masculine and feminine forms of John, yes. Jovan is also Macedonian.
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It's pronounced juh-van-ah.
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