Ioan

Ioan is a male given name , which also occurs as a family name .

Occurrence and meaning

The name occurs in the Welsh-speaking area as a form of the British given name John and is common in Romania .

Like its original form, the name means Johannes The Lord have mercy on me .

variants

Other Romanian variants of the name are Ion , Ionel , Ionuț , Ionică and Nelu.

The feminine form is Ioana , which is rarely used.

Name bearer

male form Ioan

• Ioan Andone (* 1960), Romanian football player and coach
• Ioan Mihai Cochinescu (* 1951), Romanian writer
• Ioan Fiscuteanu (1937-2007), Romanian actor
• Ioan Viorel Ganea (* 1973), Romanian football player
• Ioan Gruffudd (born 1973), Welsh actor
• Ioan Holender (* 1935), Austrian singer and opera director of Romanian origin
• Ioan Iacob (* 1954), Romanian-German visual artist
• Ioan Joldea , Prince of Moldova 1562
• Ioan Lupescu (* 1968), Romanian football player and coach
• Ioan Mavrocordat , Prince of Moldova 1743 to 1747
• Ioan Moisin (1947–2017), Romanian politician, chemical engineer and inventor
• Ioan Mircea Pașcu (* 1949), Romanian politician (PSD)
• Ioan Potcoavă († 1578), Prince of Moldova in 1577
• Ioan Sabău (* 1968), Romanian football player and coach
• Ioan Codruț Șereș (* 1969), Romanian politician (PUR)
• Ioan Slavici (1848–1925), Romanian writer and journalist
• Ioan C. Toma (* 1953), Romanian-German director
• Ioan Zare (* 1959), Romanian football player

Intermediate name

• Alexandru Ioan Cuza (1820–1873), founder and first prince of Romania
• Alexandru Ioan Morțun (* 1951), Romanian politician (PNL)
• Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi (* 1962), Romanian politician (PNL)

feminine form Ioana

• Ioana Lambrino (1898–1953), wife of the Romanian heir to the throne and later King Charles II.
• Ioana Olteanu (* 1966), Romanian rower
• Laura-Ioana Paar (* 1988), Romanian tennis player
• Ioana-Smaranda Pădurariu (* 1987), Romanian chess player

family name

• Adrian Ioana (* 1981), Romanian mathematician
• Iulia-Ionela Ionicǎ (* 1980), Romanian chess player
• Paula Ioan (* 1945), Romanian gymnast