Ioan


Ioan is a variation on the name John found in Aromanian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Russian, Welsh, and Sardinian. It is usually masculine. The female equivalent in Romanian and Bulgarian is Ioana. In Russia, the name Ioann is usually reserved for the clergy. In all Bulgarian and Welsh versions of the Bible, Ioan is the name used for individuals known as John in English translations, such as John the Evangelist and John the Baptist.
People with the name include:

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  • Ioan Igna, Romanian football referee and former player

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  • Ioan Oteteleșanu, Wallachian, later Romanian businessman and politician, Audit Minister and briefly Finance Minister

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  • Ioan Vancea, Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian bishop of the Greek Catholic Church
  • Ioan Varga, Romanian former footballer
  • Ioan Vințe or Ion Vincze, Romanian communist politician and diplomat

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