Yovanni
Meaning of Yovanni
Yovanni, a masculine appellation of Italic provenance, constitutes a variant orthography of the Italian Giovanni—which itself derives from the Hebrew name Yohanan, signifying “God is gracious”—and, while historically prominent in Catholic communities of Italian and Spanish heritage, has in recent decades been adopted more widely within Anglo-American naming practices. Phonetically rendered in American English as yo-VAH-nee (/joˈvɑni/), the name’s longitudinal trajectory in United States birth data reveals a sustained yet modest presence: after first entering the top 1000 in the early 1990s, it achieved a peak of 32 registrations (rank 850) in 2011, followed by minor oscillations that led to 16 occurrences and a ranking of 908 in 2024. This pattern of gradual fluctuation, devoid of abrupt surges or precipitous declines, indicates a consistent niche appeal among parents seeking to balance established etymological gravitas with a distinctive contemporary orthographic variation.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as yo-VAH-nee (/joˈvɑni/)
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