Giovane

Giovane represents an old Italian and Portuguese variant of the name Giovanni, which is the Italian form of the biblical name John. The name means "God is gracious" and can be interpreted in the context of a birth as a gift from God.

What does the name Giovane mean?

Giovane is a traditional Italian and Portuguese spelling of Giovanni, the Italian equivalent of the biblical name John. The meaning of the name is "God is gracious" and is often regarded as a kind gift from God at birth. The name Giovane is primarily widespread in Brazil today. A well-known bearer of this name is former Brazilian football player Giovane Élber.

Where does the name Giovane come from?

The name Giovane, as an Italian variant of the biblical John, has its roots in the Hebrew name Yochanan. This is composed of the Old Hebrew elements jô, meaning "God," and ḥnn, meaning "to be gracious to someone."

How do you pronounce Giovane?

Giovane is pronounced like 'Dji-o-vah-neh'.

When is the name day of Giovane?

The name days for Giovane are June 24 (John the Baptist), July 12 (Giovanni Gualberto), and December 27 (Apostle John).

Popularity

In Germany, Giovane is a rather rare first name and has not yet been recorded in the German name popularity lists. The best ranking of the name in France was in 2004, when it reached 2,448th place. In the last ten years, the name has been given less than ten times there, resulting in a 3,459th place in the ten-year statistics. Between 1930 and 2024, it ranks 3,527th in France.

Nicknames & pet names

Gigi

Famous people

• Giovane Elber (football player and chairman of the foundation of the same name)