Giovanni
Meaning of Giovanni
Giovanni, pronounced “joh-VAH-nee,” is the spirited Italian cousin of John, born from the Hebrew Yochanan and carrying the upbeat meaning “God is gracious.” He strolls through history in fine leather shoes—think writer Giovanni Boccaccio, painter Giovanni Bellini, and even the larger-than-life soccer stars who shout this name across stadiums—yet he still feels right at home on a modern playground. In the United States he’s been dancing in and out of the Top 150 for decades, and lately he hovers around the 120 mark, proving that parents love his mix of old-world charm and fresh energy. Giovanni offers built-in nicknames like Gio and Vanni, so a child can wear the name like a well-tailored suit that grows with him. With its lyrical rhythm and sun-kissed flair, Giovanni turns an ordinary birth certificate into a passport stamped with art, romance, and a dash of adventure.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as joh-VAH-nee (/dʒoˈvanni/)
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Notable People Named Giovanni
| Giovanni Trapattoni is an Italian former defensive midfielder and manager who won two Serie A titles and two European Cups with Milan, earned 17 Italy caps, played at the 1962 World Cup, and is considered the most successful club coach in Italian football. |
| Don Giovanni Remo Fornasini was an Italian Catholic priest and resistance member from Bologna who was killed by a Nazi SS soldier, later awarded Italy's Gold Medal of Military Valour, and beatified in 2021. |
| Giovanni Alejandro Reyna is an American professional soccer player, an attacking midfielder and winger for Borussia Monchengladbach and the United States national team. |
| Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from Florence who, serving King Francis I of France, led voyages including his famed expedition to North America. |
| Giovanni Domenico Cassini was an Italian French astronomer and engineer who discovered four moons of Saturn, identified the ring division that bears his name, began mapping France, and created the first scientific map of the Moon. |
| Giovanni Gabrieli was an Italian composer and organist who helped shape the Venetian School and bridge the Renaissance to the Baroque. |
| Giovanni Pascoli was a leading late 19th century Italian poet and classical scholar, often ranked with Gabriele D Annunzio among the foremost Decadent writers. |
| Giovanni Battista Viotti was an acclaimed Italian violinist and composer of lyrical violin music who directed opera in Paris and London and knew Haydn and Beethoven. |
| Giovanni Battista Martini, known as Padre Martini, was an Italian Franciscan friar, composer and music historian who mentored Mozart. |
| Giovanni Francesco Anerio was a late Renaissance and early Baroque Italian composer of the Roman School, younger brother of Felice, known for advancing the early oratorio with a progressive voice within a Palestrina influenced tradition. |
| Giovanni Alessandro Lanaro Mercado is a Mexican American former pole vaulter and womens head coach at his alma mater Mt. San Antonio College. |
| Giovanni Díaz - Larson Giovanni Diaz Martinez is a Paraguayan javelin thrower with a National Sports Secretariat scholarship who represents Paraguay Marathon Club and won silver at the 2013 South American Junior Championships in Athletics. |
| Giovanni Bona was an Italian Cistercian, cardinal, liturgist, and devotional author. |
| Giovanni Maria Morandi was an Italian Baroque painter renowned for altarpieces and portraits. |
