Yohannes (given name)
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| Yohannes | |
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| Pronunciation | Amharic pronunciation: [johänɨs] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew (via Latin and Greek) |
| Meaning | "The Lord is gracious" |
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Yohannes is a masculine given name (although Ethiopian traditions lack a true "given name") used in Ethiopia and Eritrea, the localized variant of John.
Famous persons named Yohannes
Monarchs
- Yohannes I of Ethiopia, emperor from 1667 to 1682.
- Yohannes II of Ethiopia, emperor from 7 May to 18 October 1769.
- Yohannes III of Ethiopia, intermittently emperor from 1840 to 1850.
- Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, emperor from 1872 to 1889.
Aristocrats
- Ras Mengesha Yohannes, was acknowledged "natural" son and designated heir of Yohannes IV
