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Gender: Male Pronunciation: joh-VAHN-nee Meaning of Giovanni: "God is gracious" Origin of Giovanni: Italian variation of John Giovanni's Popularity in 2018: #144

Giovanni Origin and Meaning

The name Giovanni is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning "God is gracious".

Giovanni is a venerable Italian classic that suddenly sounds fresh and cool. Ubiquitous in Italy, it has countless notable namesakes, from writer Boccaccio to designer Versace (nn Gianni).

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Popularity

Rank in US: #144
- this week

Famous People Named Giovanni

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(Antonino) Giovanni Ribisi, American actor; twin of Marissa Ribisi
Giovanni Maria "Gianni" Versace, Italian fashion designer
Giovanni Sforza, Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara; first husband of Lucrezia Borgia
Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian writer, poet, and Renaissance man
Giovanni Villani, Italian banker, diplomat and chronicler of Florence
Giovanni Gentile, Italian Fascist philosopher
Giovanni Trapattoni, Italian footballer and manager
Giovanni Papini, Italian journalist, novelist and critic
Giovanni Morassutti, Italian actor, theatre director and cultural entrepreneur; member of the Morassutti family
Giovanni Ferrari, Italian footballer
Giovanni Lavaggi, Italian racing driver
Giovanni Simeone, Italian footballer; son of coach Diego Simeone

Pop Culture References for the name Giovanni

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Giovanni, character in the Pokemon video games
Giovanni Auditore, character in video game 'Assassin's Creed II'
Clan Giovanni, family of vampires in tabletop game 'Vampire: The Masquerade'

Nicknames & Variations for Giovanni

Gianni, Giovanny, Vanny, Giovani, Gio, Vonny, Giovanoli, Giovannie, Vannie, Gian, Giannino, Geovanni, Gianozzo

Comments

Renee5322 Says:

2020-02-17T00:01:16

Growing up in South Jersey, the Giovannis I knew pronounced it as "gio-vahn-ee" as well, and often went by Gio as a nickname.

GenEric Says:

2019-04-29T02:29:05

In the US, yes, but the Italian pronunciation is the one listed.

ThistleThorn Says:

2015-02-25T22:18:22

It's actually pronounced Jeo -vahn -nee