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Meaning

The name Giovanni has the following meaning:

God is gracious.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Giovanni is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 182 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Giovanni rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 7 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 132 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Giovanni in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Giovanni is pronounced as jio-vahn-nee

Origins

Giovanni originates from the Italian language.
See other suggested Italian boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Giovanni and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Giovanni: Boys - Alfonso, Carmelo, Deangelo, Donte, Enzo, Gennaro, Giancarlo, Gianni, Gino, Jovani, Jovanni, Girls - Giovanna, Both genders - Alma, Donna

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Giovanni are: Gianni, Gio

Style

We think the name Giovanni should fall under the following style category: Italian.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Giovanni to be: Quiet and conscientious chap

In one word, you might describe Giovanni as a(n) "hardworking" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Giovanni (or its variants) are:

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, born on 5 March, a famous painter. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's background: A Venetian painter and printmaker, considered among the last 'Grand Manner' fresco painters from the Venetian republic.

Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli, born on 14 March, a famous astronomer. Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli's background: An Italian astronomer. He studied at the University of Turin and Berlin Observatory and worked for over forty years at Brera Observatory.

Giovanni Trapattoni , born on 17 March, a famous athlete. Giovanni Trapattoni 's background: An Italian football coach, considered the most successful club coach in the history of that country [3], and former player.
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