Save Gender Masculine Usage Assyrian, Ancient Aramaic, Indian (Christian), Malayalam Scripts ܝܘܚܢܢ(Syriac) യോഹന്നാൻ(Malayalam) Pronounced Pron. /joː.hɐn.ˈnaːn/(Malayalam) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Syriac and Aramaic form of Yoḥanan (see John), as well as the form used by Malayalam-speaking Saint Thomas Christians in India.