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Yohannes

yoh-HAN-nes

/joʊˈhænnɛs/

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yohannes

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Hebrew/Amharic (Ethiopia)
Meaning
Ethiopian form of John; God is gracious
Gender
male

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Name of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia who unified the country in the 19th century

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