Juhana

Juhana is a Finnish masculine given name derived ultimately from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious, through the Latin Iohannes and its subsequent transmission into Scandinavian and Finnish naming traditions. It represents the native Finnish adaptation of the widely used Johannes, which spread throughout Europe following the influence of Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Apostle in Christian tradition. Closely related forms include Juha and Juho, which are common Finnish short forms of the same root, as well as Johan, Johannes, and John in other European languages.