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Giovanni
GiovanniSay it joh-VAH-nee
- Meaning today
- God is gracious
- Original meaning
- "Italian form of John, "Yah has been gracious"" Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. John
- Say it
- joh-VAH-nee
- Other spellings
- Gianni, Giovani
Giovanni
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Giovanni meaning
Giovanni is an international and Christian boy's name of Italian origin (from Hebrew).
Italian form of John, "Yah has been gracious"
Also used to mean: God is gracious
Giovanni is the Italian form of John. The Online Etymology Dictionary traces John through Latin Iohannes and Greek Iōannēs to the Hebrew Yôḥānān, "Jehovah has favoured" or "Yah is gracious", and lists Giovanni beside Jean, Juan, João, Johann and Ivan as its European forms. Strong's Concordance (G2491) shows Iōannēs as the name of John the Baptist and the apostle John. Famous bearers include the fourteenth-century writer Giovanni Boccaccio. Gianni is a short form. Its musical sound is easy for Indian families.
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. John · entry John · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, John · Strong's G2491, Ioannes (Bible Hub) · Strong's H3110, Yochanan (Bible Hub)
Famous namesakes
- Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer
Popularity abroad
- #123 United States, boys 2025 (down 1 from 122 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration - #497 England and Wales, boys 2025
Office for National Statistics
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Giovanni · Gianni · Giovani