Johann
Johann, typically a male given name, is the Germanized form of the originally Hebrew language name יוחנן (Yohanan) (meaning "God is merciful"). It is a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes." The English language form is John. It is uncommon as a surname.
| Pronunciation | Afrikaans: [juəˈɦan] German: [ˈjoːhan] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "God is merciful" |
| Region of origin | Germanic |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jan, John, Johan, Jóhann, Johannes |
People
People with the name Johann include:
A–K
- Johann Adam Hiller (1728–1804), German composer
- Johann Adam Reincken (1643–1722), Dutch/German organist
- Johann Adam Remele (died 1740), German court painter
- Johann Adolf I, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1649–1697)
- Johann Altfuldisch (1911—1947), German Nazi SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
- Johann Andreas Eisenmenger (1654–1704), German Orientalist
- Johann Baptist Wanhal (1739–1813), Czech composer
- Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach (1656–1723), Austrian architect
- Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), Swiss mathematician
- Johann Carl Fuhlrott (1803–1877), early German paleoanthropologist
- Johann Casimir of Simmern (1543–1592), German prince
- Johann Casimir, Duke of Saxe-Coburg (1564–1633)
- Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer (c. 1656–1746), German Baroque composer
- Johann Caspar Kerll (1627–1693), German Baroque composer and organist
- Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782), classical composer, son of Johann Sebastian, also known as "the London Bach"
- Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729), German Baroque composer and music theorist
- Johann David Köhler (1684–1755), German historian
- Johann Eck (1486–1543) German theologian
- Johann Esch (died 1523), one of the first two Lutheran martyrs
- Johann Evangelist Haydn (1743–1805), tenor singer, brother of Joseph and Michael Haydn
- Johann Friedrich Agricola (1720–1774), German musical theorist
- Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814), German composer
- Johann Fust (c. 1400–1466), German printer
- Johann Georg (disambiguation page)
- Johann Gerhard (1582–1637), Lutheran theologian
- Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748), German Baroque musician, Johann Sebastian's cousin
- Johann Gustav Stickel (1805–1896), German scholar
- Johann Hari (born 1979), English writer and journalist
- Johann Heermann (1585–1647), German poet
- Johann Heinrich Buttstett (1666–1727), German Baroque musician
- Johann Jakob Froberger (1616–1667), German Baroque musician
- Jóhann Jóhannsson (born 1969), Icelandic composer
- Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722), German Baroque musician, predecessor of Johann Sebastian Bach as Thomaskantor
- Johann Andreas Kuhnau (1703–1761), nephew of the preceding, a pupil of Bach[1][2]
L–Z
- Johann Lafer (born 1957), Austrian television chef
- Johann Lamont (born 1957), Scottish politician, leader of the Scottish Labour Party
- Johann Le Bihan (born 1979), retired French swimmer
- Johann Lindner (born 1959), retired Austrian hammer thrower
- Johann Lohel (1549–1622), archbishop of Prague
- Johann Ludwig Krebs (1713–1780), German Baroque musician and organist, student of Johann Sebastian Bach
- Johann Lukas Schönlein (1793–1864), German naturalist and professor of medicine
- Johann Martin Schleyer (1831–1912), German Catholic priest
- Johann Mattheson (1681–1764), German composer, a close friend of Georg Friedrich Händel
- Johann Nepomuk Hiedler (1807–1888), great-grandfather of Hitler
- Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778–1837), Austrian composer
- Johann Pachelbel (1653–1706), German Baroque composer
- Johann Pauls (1908–1946), German SS concentration camp officer executed for war crimes
- Johann Peter Kellner (1705–1772), German organist and composer
- Johann Baptist Albin Rauter (1895–1949), executed Austrian Nazi SS war criminal
- Johann-Georg Richert (1890–1946), German Nazi officer executed for war crimes
- Johann Gottlob Schmeisser (1751–1806), Canadian Lutheran minister
- Johann Rudolf Stadler (1605–1637), Swiss clock-maker
- Johann Schicht (1855–1907), German Bohemian entrepreneur
- Johann Schreck (1576–1630), German missionary and polymath
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer and musician of the Baroque period
- Johann Sebastian Paetsch (born 1964), American cellist
- Johann Stamitz (1717–1757), Czech composer
- Johann Strauss I (1804–1849), Austrian Romantic composer
- Johann Strauss II (1825–1899), Austrian composer of light music, son of the above
- Johann Strauss III (1864–1939), also known as Johann Eduard Strauss, Austrian composer, nephew of the above
- Johann Samuel Schwerdtfeger (1734-1803), Lutheran minister, the first in Upper Canada.
- Johann Sziklai (born 1947), German poet and teacher
- Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559-1632), Dutch Catholic field marshal
- Johann van Beethoven (c. 1739–1792), German musician, father of Ludwig van Beethoven
- Johann Carl Vogel (1932–2012), South African physicist
- Johann Weyer (1515–1588), Dutch physician
- Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner, German chemist
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), German writer and statesman
- Johann Zacherl (1814–1888), Austrian inventor
- Johann Zarco (born 1990), French motorbike racer
Other uses
- Johann Kraus, fictional character in the Hellboy universe, featured in B.P.R.D. comic books, published by Dark Horse Comics
- Johann Mouse, American 1953 cartoon short subject
- St. Johann in Tirol, town in Tyrol, Austria
- Johann Trinity, a fictional character in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam 00
See also
- Eoin
- Giovanni (name)
- Hans (name)
- Ioannis
- Ivan (name)
- Jaan (given name)
- Ján
- Janez (given name)
- Jantz
- Jean (disambiguation)
- João
- Johan (disambiguation)
- Jóhann
- Johannes
- John
- Jon
- Jón
- Jonathan (name)
- Juan
- Juhani
- Shawn (given name)
- Siôn
- Yannis
- Yohan (name)
- Yo-han
- All Wikipedia pages beginning with Johann
References
- Oron, Aryeh; Braatz, Thomas (2011). "Johann Andreas Kuhnau (Musician, Bach's Pupil)". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
- Free scores by Kuhnau, Johann Andreas at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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