Message: "Re: Johann" - Behind the Name

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Re: Johann

by Andy ;—) (guest)

10/7/2014, 12:17 AM

I found two things:

1. Johann = short form of Johann(es Baptist or Evangelist/a)

SEIBICKE, Wilfried: Historisches Deutsches Vornamenbuch, 1996ff.

2. Johann […] It was a fashion in the 17./18 century to combine Johann with a second forename, which was the actual first name: Johann Sebastian Bach […], Johann Gottfried Herder […], Johann Wolfgang Goethe […]

KOHLHEIM, Rosa und Volker: Das große Vornamenlexikon, Mannheim 2003

Hope this helps.

Andy ;—)

- Sabertooth +4

10/7/2014, 12:26 AM

IIRC, the French use their version, JEAN, in the same fashion, such as:

This message was edited 10/7/2014, 2:15 AM

- LH (guest) +2

10/7/2014, 2:08 AM

Good point - and the same is found in Italian with Gian- as the John prefix:

- Sabertooth +1

10/8/2014, 12:55 AM

It looks like Spanish completes a Latinate trifecta with:

- SugarPlumFairy

10/12/2014, 11:30 AM

And in Portuguese, of course. João Pedro, João Carlos, João Manuel, João Francisco, and many, many more.

- Michael Calder (guest)

10/7/2014, 12:51 AM

Thanks Guys for a quick reply. You have provided the verification I need. Cheers!

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