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Johann

American  
[yoh-hahn] / ˈyoʊ hɑn /

noun

  1. a male given name, Germanic form of John.


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Bath head coach Johann van Graan speaking to Premier Sports:

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“This transaction represents a significant strategic move in one of the most attractive banking markets in Central and Eastern Europe, in a country we know very well,” Raiffeisen Chief Executive Johann Strobl said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Friday he expected a direct US-Iran meeting in Pakistan "very soon".

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

At one point, he introduces us to a late-medieval artisan, Johann Gensfleisch, whom he calls Johann and whom others—including the reader—would call Gutenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Haydn had learnt about the symphony from pioneers like Wenzel Birck, Georg Wagenseil and Johann Stamitz, all now virtually unknown.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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