Giovanni - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Giovanni \gi(o)-vanni, giov(an)-ni\ is pronounced joh-VAHN-ee. It is of Italian origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious". Artist Giovanni Bellini; author Giovanni Boccaccio; actor Giovanni Ribisi.

Giovanni has 19 variant forms: Geovani, Geovanney, Geovanni, Geovanny, Geovany, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giovan, Giovani, Giovanno, Giovanny, Giovel, Giovell, Giovonni, Jovan, Jovanney, Jovanni and Jovanno.

For more information, see also the related name Yovanny.

Baby names that sound like Giovanni are Jeovanni, Jovonni, Jovanny, Jovann, Jovani and Jeovani.

Giovanni is a common male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Giovanni. Click here to compare Giovanni with related baby names.