First names in Hebrew

First name Ian: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ian is written יוחנן

Ian is the Scottish form of John, from the Hebrew יוחנן.

Meaning and origin

What does Ian mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace" (through John)
Origin: Hebrew

Ian is the Scottish form of John. Behind these three letters lies a Hebrew name meaning "God has shown grace". Sober and elegant, the name has traveled from Scotland all over the English-speaking world.

Gematria

Ian = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ian, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Ian, in nine pages

• Ian, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ian
• Ian, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ian in three answers

How do you write Ian in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ian is written יוחנן. Ian is the Scottish form of John, from the Hebrew יוחנן.

What is the gematria value of Ian?
Written יוחנן, Ian is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ian mean?
God has shown grace" (through John) (origin: Hebrew). Ian is the Scottish form of John. Behind these three letters lies a Hebrew name meaning "God has shown grace". Sober and elegant, the name has traveled from Scotland all over the English-speaking world.