Johann

[ yoh-hahn ]

noun

1. a male given name, Germanic form of John.

Example Sentences

Omar Amin was not an Egyptian but rather a convert to Islam once known as Johann von Leers.

From The Daily Beast

This she did, choosing to write three lines by the German poet and philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder.

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In 2008, the British Orwell Prize embarrassed itself by awarding its honor to Johann Hari.

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Dawkins quotes British journalist Johann Hari: “I respect you too much to respect your ridiculous beliefs,” he says.

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As indeed Johann Sigismund had anticipated, and been warned from all quarters, to expect.

From Project Gutenberg

Poor Johann George came out of it in that way; not second-best, think several.

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Johann Soter, 1518–36, is another exceedingly interesting personality in the early history of Cologne printing.

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Then all she had to do was to come back and send a picture postcard to her brother Johann, one of the cleverest spies in Europe.

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Johann was clever enough with his experiments—though God alone knows to what a pitch he might have carried them.

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