A
Hebrew name with many derivatives in other
languages:
John (
English),
Ian (
Scots),
Evan (
Welsh),
Sean (
Irish), Hans (
German), Jean (
French),
Juan (
Spanish), and
Ivan (
Russian)
but wait!... it's also
Johann (
German),
Giovanni (
Italian),
João (
Portuguese) ....
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