Giannis

Giannis is a Modern Greek given name derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious, by way of the Latin Iohannes and Byzantine Greek Ioannis. It is the standard vernacular Greek form of the name that spread across Europe through early Christianity, carried by figures such as John the Baptist and John the Apostle. The name is extremely common throughout Greece and the Greek diaspora. Related forms include Ioannis, Yannis, Giovanni, Juan, Johann, and John.