Yanis

YAH-nees; YAH-NEES

Greek, French, from Hebrew

"gift of God"

Yanis Origin and Meaning

The name Yanis is a boy's name of Hebrew, French origin meaning "gift of God".

One of the relatives on the widely-branching family of John names, Yanis is in the French Top 50 and was a fast rising choice in the UK in 2022, when it went from being outside the Top 1000 to within the Top 700.

Popularity of the name Yanis

• 1862 Nameberry 2025
• 636 England 2023
• 58 France 2023
• 33 Belgium 2023
• 167 Switzerland 2023

20 Names Similar to Yanis

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• Cadan
• Gadiel
• Durant
• Michaiah
• Arman
• Elam
• Gabin
• Gianluca
• Maceo
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• Kahlil
• Mareike
• Tavian
• Amit
• Dryden
• Dewi
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Famous People Named Yanis

• Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis Greek economist and Minister of Finance
• Yanis Kanidis Russian teacher who stood up against Chechen terrorists
• Yanis Danielov Karabelyov Bulgarian footballer
• Yanis Djamil Barka French footballer

The name Yanis in Pop Culture

• Yanis Pappas character on British soap "EastEnders"