1750–60, after the name Joannes (John V, of Portugal) in the coin's legend. See John
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Write the following names and words properly: "tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, saturday, saturn;—christ, christian, christmas, christendom, michaelmas, indian, bacchanals;—Easthampton, omega, johannes, aonian, levitical, deuteronomy, european."
From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold
A full johannes was called a "half-joe," and a double johannes was called a "joe."
From The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People by Haynie, Miriam
Of gold pieces there were the johannes, or joe, the doubloon, the moidore, and pistole, with English and French guineas, carolins, ducats, and chequins.
From The Critical Period of American History by Fiske, John
To this place I brought with me from my last master's, two johannes, three old Spanish dollars, and two thousand of coppers, besides five pounds of my wife's money.
From A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, a Native of Africa, but Resident above Sixty Years in the United States of America, Related by Himself by Smith, Venture
Thou hast swept the pavilion of my niece of its mistress, no less than my purse of its johannes.
From The Water-Witch or, the Skimmer of the Seas by Cooper, James Fenimore
The study's co-authors include Marino's former colleagues Libor Šmejkal and Jairo Sinova of Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, the researchers who originally proposed the concept of altermagnets.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Ibrahim, born Adolph Johannes Brand in 1934, grew up in Cape Town and began composing at the piano at the age of seven by picking out tunes on the keyboard.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Johannes cut three tenths off his Division I winning time last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Austrian vocalist Johannes Pietsch, known as JJ, triumphed at Basel in 2025 with his operatic song "Wasted Love".
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
"My mother is divorced from her first husband, Johannes Kunkel."
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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