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What does Yannis mean?
Yannis 
as a boys' name is of Greek and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Yannis is "God is gracious". Variant of John.
Variations
VARIANTS Ioannis, Yanni, Yannakis
RELATED FORMS VIA JOHN Giannes, Gianni▲, Giannis, Giannos, Hannes, Hanno, Hans▼, Ioannes, Janne, Janos, Jianni, Joannes, Jonnie, Yanno
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Yannis?
Yannis is a rare given name for males. Yannis is an equally unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Yannis (NOT RANKED) are John (#27 LAST YEAR), Gianni (#416), Hans (#1446), Hannes and Jonnie. Other variants, like Ioannes, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Yannis reached its apex a century ago (AVERAGE #1268) and is now much lower (#1177, ▼93%), with versions like John going out of style. John is the longstanding favorite, although Gianni appears to be gaining popularity too. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Yannis is pronounced similarly to Aineis, Enis, Enneis, Ennis, Innes, Innis, Inniss, Ioanis and Yonas. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adonis▲, Baris, Bernis, Burnis, Caddis, Callis, Dallis, Dannie▼, Daphnis, Davis▲, Denis▼, Dennis▼, Faris, Farris, Fenris, Francis▼, Gaddis, Hanns, Harris, Jaris, Jarvis▼, Landis, Lannie, Leonis, Mannie, Mannix, Paris▼, Parris, Stennis, Tallis, Tannie, Tannin, Tannis, Tavis, Teunis, Wallis, Yachim, Yakim, Yamin, Yanai, Yance, Yancey, Yancy, Yann, Yannic, Yannick, Yasir, Yates, Yazid and Yovanni. These names tend to be more frequently used than Yannis.
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