Giovanni (name)

Pronunciation	Italian: [dʒoˈvanni]
Gender	male
Word/name	Hebrew, via Italian
Meaning	"YHWH is Gracious"
Related names	, Evan, Hans, Juan, , Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Jean, , Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes

Giovanni (US: /dʒoˈvɑni/) is a male Italian given name (from Latin Iohannes). It is the Italian equivalent of John. Giovanni is frequently contracted to Gianni, Gian, or Gio, particularly in the name Gianbattista, and can also be found as a surname. It is sometimes spelled as Geovanni, Giovonnie or Giovannie when used as an English female name. Its female counterpart is Giovanna.

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