Female first name (English): Joanne, Yahweh is gracious, the Lord is good; Hebrew (New Testament): Yahweh = (Name of God); Chanan = favor, be gracious; information to the male form of John:: name of the apostle and evangelist John; 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