Jack/Ianto. die Zweite
Nov. 10th, 2006 10:35 amWeil ich von dem Namen Ianto so fansziniert bin, habe ich mal ein bischen gegoogelt. Folgendes ist herrausgekommen:
IANTO |
Gender: Masculine Usage: Welsh |
Pet form of IFAN |
IFAN |
Gender: Masculine Usage: Welsh |
Welsh form of JOHN |
JOHN |
Gender: Masculine Pronounced: JAHN [key] |
English form of Iohannes, which was the Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious". This name owes its consistent popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered as saints. The first was John the Baptist, the forerunner of Jesus Christ and a victim of beheading by Herod Antipas. The second was the apostle John, also supposedly the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation. The name has been borne by 23 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as kings of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton and the philosopher John Locke. |