Javan
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Given Name JAVAN

GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical
OTHER SCRIPTS: יָוָן (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: JAY-vən (English)  [details]

Meaning & History

Means "Greece" in Hebrew, possibly related to ION (2). In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Noah and the ancestor of the Greek peoples.

Related Names

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Yawan (Biblical Hebrew)
USER SUBMISSION: Ja'van

Categories

biblical, countries, word names
Entry updated December 8, 2017