Male first name (German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Czech): Jan, Yahweh is gracious, the Lord is good; Hebrew (New Testament): Yahweh = (Name of God); Chanan = favor, be gracious, name of St. John the Evangelist , also known by John the Baptist, at the end of the Middle Ages, the most common Christian name in Germany, so far contributed 23 popes named John