Yann

Yann is a male name . He is the Breton form of Johannes .

Origin and meaning

The name Yann originated in Brittany and is the Breton variant of the name Johannes or the French Jean . These names are all derived from the Hebrew Jehochanan , which translated means “He has shown grace”. If one translates the name Jehochanan into German, Yahweh for “the Lord” (God) and Hanan / Chana for grace, the meaning is “The Lord is gracious”. Yannick is the nickname of Yann.

name day

• June 24th ( John the Baptist , St. John's Day )
• December 27th ( Apostle John )

Name bearer

• Yann (* 1954), French comic book author
• Yann Arthus-Bertrand (* 1946), French photographer
• Yann Aurel Bisseck (* 2000), German soccer player
• Yann Clairay (* 1983), French racing car driver
• Yann Demange (* 1977), British film director
• Yann Goulet (1914–1999), Breton nationalist and sculptor
• Yann Huguet (* 1984), French racing cyclist
• Yann-Fañch Kemener (1957–2019), French singer and ethnomusicologist
• Yann LeCun (* 1960), French computer scientist
• Yann Martel (* 1963), Canadian writer
• Yann M'Vila (* 1990), French football player
• Yann Peifer ( Yanou; * 1974), German DJ and music producer
• Yann Pivois (* 1976), French racing cyclist
• Yann Queffélec (* 1949), French author
• Yann Richter (1928–2008), Swiss politician
• Yann Rolim (* 1995), Brazilian soccer player
• Yann Sommer (* 1988), Swiss soccer player
• Yann Tiersen (* 1970), French composer and musician, multi-instrumentalist
• Yann Wehrling (* 1971), French illustrator and politician (Les Verts or MoDem)

Others

• Tri Yann , French folk music group from Brittany