Yahweh

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A name of the Hebrew God, represented in Hebrew by the tetragrammaton ("four letters") יהוה (Yod Heh Vav Heh), which was transliterated into Roman script as Y H W H. Because it was considered blasphemous to utter the name of God, it was only written and never spoken, which resulted in the original pronunciation becoming lost. The name may have originally been derived from the old Semitic root הוה (hawah) meaning "to be" or "to become".

EQUIVALENTS
THEOLOGY: Jehovah, Yahveh, Yehowah
OTHER FORMS
AFRICAN AMERICAN: Deshaun, Deshawn, Keshaun, Keshawn, Lashawn, Lashonda, Rashaun, Rashawn, Tajuana
ALBANIAN: Gjon
ANCIENT ARAMAIC: Yeshua
ARABIC: Essa, Ilyas, Isa, Issa, Yahya, Yuhanna, Yushua, Zakaria, Zakariya, Zakariyya
ARMENIAN: Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes
BASQUE: Ganix, Ion, Jokin, Jon, Jone, Josu, Josune, Matia
BELARUSIAN: Ivan, Yan
BIBLICAL GREEK: Abdiou, Abia, Azarias, Elias, Eliou, Esaias, Ezekias, Hananias, Hannas, Ieremias, Iesous, Ioab, Ioanna, Ioannes, Ioel, Ionathan, Ioram, Iosaphat, Iosias, Iou, Matthaios, Matthias, Micha, Neemias, Ourias, Ozazias, Ozias, Tobias, Zacharias, Zebedaios
BIBLICAL HEBREW: 'Adalya', Adlai, 'Adoniyah, 'Amaryahu, Anaiah, Atalyah, 'Aviyah, 'Azaryah, 'Azazyahu, Benayahu, Bityah, Chananyah, Chizqiyahu, Delayahu, Eliyyahu, Gedalyahu, Gemaryahu, Hodiyah, Kenanyahu, Mattanyahu, Mattithyahu, Mattityahu, Mikhah, Mikhayhu, Moriah, Nechemyah, Neriah, Netanyahu, 'Ovadyah, Seraiah, Shema'yah, Toviyyah, Tzefanyah, Tzidkiyahu, 'Uriyah, 'Uzziyyah, Yedidyah, Yeho'ash, Yehochanan, Yehonatan, Yehoram, Yehoshafat, Yehoshua, Yehoyakhin, Yehoyakim, Yehu', Yekonyah, Yeriyahu, Yesha'yahu, Yeshua, Yirmiyahu, Yishmeray, Yo'ash, Yoav, Yochanan, Yocheved, Yoel, Yonatan, Yoram, Yoshiyahu, Yotam, Zekharyah, Zevadyah
BIBLICAL LATIN: Abdias, Abia, Ananias, Annas, Azarias, Azazias, Elias, Esaias, Ezechias, Helias, Hieremias, Hieu, Iesus, Ioab, Iohanna, Iohannes, Iohel, Ionathan, Ioram, Iosaphat, Iosias, Iosue, Mattheus, Matthias, Micha, Neemias, Ozias, Tobias, Urias, Zaccharias
BIBLICAL: Abiah, Abijah, Adalia, Adlai, Adonijah, Amariah, Anaiah, Ananias, Annas, Athaliah, Azaria, Azariah, Azaziah, Benaiah, Bithiah, Chenaniah, Delaiah, Elijah, Gedaliah, Gemariah, Hananiah, Hezekiah, Hizkiah, Hodiah, Isaiah, Isaias, Ishmerai, Jeconiah, Jedidiah, Jehoash, Jehohanan, Jehoiachin, Jehoiakim, Jehonathan, Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, Jehu, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jeriah, Jesus, Joab, Joanna, Joash, Jochebed, Joel, Johanan, John, Jonathan, Joram, Josaphat, Joshua, Josiah, Josias, Jotham, Kenaniah, Mattaniah, Matthew, Matthias, Mattithiah, Micah, Micaiah, Micajah, Moriah, Nehemiah, Neriah, Nethaniah, Obadiah, Seraiah, Shemaiah, Tobiah, Tobias, Uriah, Urijah, Uzziah, Zachariah, Zacharias, Zachary, Zebadiah, Zebedee, Zechariah, Zedekiah, Zephaniah
BRETON: Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick
BULGARIAN: Ilia, Iliana, Ilija, Ilina, Iliya, Iliyana, Ioan, Ioana, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivo, Matey, Yana, Yanka, Yanko, Yoan, Yoana, Zahari, Zaharina, Zaharinka, Zara
CATALAN: Chimo, Jan, Jana, Joan, Joana, Joaquim, Joaquima, Mateu, Quim, Ximo
CORNISH: Jowan
CORSICAN: Ghjuvan
CROATIAN: Ilija, Ilinka, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Mate, Matea, Matej, Mateja, Mateo, Matija, Matko, Mato, Nina, Vanja, Žana
CZECH: Honza, Iva, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivka, Jáchym, Jan, Jana, Janek, Janička, Johana, Matěj, Matouš, Matyáš, Nina
DANISH: Elias, Hanna, Hanne, Hans, Jan, Janne, Jannick, Jannicke, Jannik, Jannike, Jeanette, Jens, Joakim, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jokum, Jon, Jonatan, Jonathan, Jonna, Kim, Mads, Mathias, Matthias, Nina, Tobias, Vanja
DUTCH: Elia, Elian, Hanke, Hanna, Hanne, Hannes, Hannie, Hans, Jan, Jana, Janine, Janna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jennigje, Jenny, Jo, Jochem, Joël, Johan, Johanna, Johanneke, Johannes, Jonathan, Joop, Jozua, Matthias, Matthijs, Nina, Thijs, Ties
ENGLISH (BRITISH): Jez, Jezza, Jonty
ENGLISH: Elias, Elijah, Eliot, Eliott, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Evan, Genette, Hank, Ian, Isaiah, Isiah, Ivan, Jack, Jackie, Jackson, Jake, Jan, Janae, Jancis, Jane, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janelle, Janene, Janessa, Janet, Janetta, Janette, Janey, Janice, Janie, Janine, Janis, Janna, Jannah, Jannette, Jannine, Jaxon, Jaxson, Jayna, Jayne, Jaynie, Jean, Jeana, Jeane, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeanine, Jeanna, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jed, Jem, Jemmy, Jeni, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Jere, Jeremiah, Jeremy, Jerry, Jessalyn, Jessi, Jessie, Jessye, Jo, Joan, Joandra, Joanie, Joann, Joanna, Joanne, JoBeth, Joel, Joella, Joelle, Joetta, Joey, Johanna, John, Johna, Johnathan, Johnathon, Johnie, Johnna, Johnnie, Johnny, Jojo, Joleen, Jolene, Jon, Jonathan, Jonathon, Jonelle, Jonette, Joni, Jonie, Jonny, Josh, Joshua, Josiah, Malone, Mat, Mathew, Matt, Matthew, Mattie, Matty, Micah, Moriah, Nena, Netta, Nettie, Nina, Sean, Seanna, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Shawnda, Shayne, Sheena, Sheenagh, Shena, Shevaun, Shevon, Shonda, Sinjin, Tobias, Tobin, Toby, Van, Yancy, Zac, Zach, Zachariah, Zachary, Zachery, Zack, Zackary, Zackery, Zak, Zechariah, Zed, Zeph
ESPERANTO: Joĉjo, Johano
ESTONIAN: Jaan, Johanna, Johannes, Juhan
FAROESE: Jóannes, Jóhannes, Jón
FINNISH: Aki, Eelis, Elias, Eljas, Esa, Hanna, Hannele, Hannes, Hannu, Jaakkima, Jani, Janina, Janna, Janne, Jarkko, Jarmo, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny, Jere, Jeremias, Joakim, Joel, Johanna, Johannes, Joni, Jonna, Jorma, Jouni, Juha, Juhana, Juhani, Juho, Jukka, Jussi, Kim, Kimi, Matias, Matti, Nina, Sakari, Sakke, Saku, Topi, Topias
FRENCH: Élie, Janine, Jean, Jean-Baptiste, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jean-Marie, Jeanne, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jeannot, Jérémie, Joachim, Joanne, Joël, Joëlle, Johanne, Jonathan, Josué, Matéo, Mathéo, Mathias, Mathieu, Mathis, Mathys, Matthias, Matthieu, Nina, Ninette, Yanick, Yann, Yannic, Yannick, Zacharie
GALICIAN: Xesús, Xoán, Xoana, Xoel
GEORGIAN: Ilia, Ioane, Ivane, Mate, Vano, Zakaria
GERMAN: Achim, Elias, Hanna, Hanne, Hannelore, Hannes, Hans, Jan, Jana, Janina, Janine, Jenny, Jeremias, Jo, Joachim, Jochen, Jochim, Jockel, Johann, Johanna, Johannes, Jonatan, Jonathan, Mathias, Mathis, Matthäus, Matthias, Mattias, Nina, Tobias
GREEK: Elias, Gianna, Gianni, Giannis, Iliana, Ilias, Ioanna, Ioannis, Matthias, Nana, Yanna, Yanni, Yannis, Yianni, Yiannis
HAWAIIAN: Ikaia, Iokua, Keoni, Makaio
HEBREW: Atalia, Avia, Aviya, Bashe, Basia, Basya, Batya, Batyah, Elijah, Eliyahu, Eliyyahu, Mattityahu, Ovadia, Tovia, Tuvya, Yehonatan, Yehoshua, Yoav, Yochanan, Yocheved, Yoel, Yonatan, Yoni, Yoram
HUNGARIAN: Éliás, Hanna, Illés, Iván, Jancsi, Jani, Janika, János, Johanna, Józsua, Máté, Mátyás, Zsanett
ICELANDIC: Elías, Jenný, Jóhann, Jóhanna, Jóhannes, Jón, Jóna, Jónatan
INDONESIAN: Yohanes
IRISH: Chevonne, Eoin, Ionatán, Maitiú, Seán, Sean, Shane, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Sinéad, Siobhán
ITALIAN: Elia, Gia, Giambattista, Giampaolo, Giampiero, Gian, Giancarlo, Gianfranco, Gianluca, Gianluigi, Gianmarco, Gianmaria, Gianna, Gianni, Giannina, Giannino, Gianpaolo, Gianpiero, Gioacchino, Gioachino, Gioele, Gionata, Giosuè, Giovanna, Giovannetta, Giovanni, Isaia, Ivan, Ivano, Mattea, Matteo, Mattia, Nina, Nino, Vanna, Vanni
JEWISH: Isaiah
JUDEO-CHRISTIAN LEGEND: Ioachim, Ioakeim, Joachim
LATE ROMAN: Joannes, Johanna, Johannes
LATVIAN: Jānis
LIMBURGISH: Sjang, Sjeng
LITHUANIAN: Janina, Jonas, Matas
MACEDONIAN: Ile, Ilija, Ilina, Ilinka, Isaija, Ivan, Ivana, Ivo, Joakim, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Jovka, Matej, Vana, Zaharina, Zaharinka
MANX: Ean, Juan
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Elis, Hankin, Hann, Jackin, Jan, Jankin, Jon
MEDIEVAL FRENCH: Jehan, Jehanne, Johanne
MEDIEVAL ITALIAN: Zuan
MORMON: Sariah
NORWEGIAN: Elias, Hanna, Hanne, Hans, Jan, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jeanette, Jens, Joakim, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johannes, Jon, Jonatan, Jonathan, Jone, Kim, Mathias, Mats, Matteus, Matthias, Nina, Tobias, Vanja
OCCITAN: Joan
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Ilia, Ioannu, Isaia, Matthei, Matthia, Zaxaria
PERSIAN: Yahya
POLISH: Asia, Eliasz, Iwan, Jan, Janek, Janina, Janusz, Joachim, Joanna, Joasia, Jozafat, Maciej, Mateusz, Nina, Tobiasz, Uriasz, Zachariasz
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Matheus
PORTUGUESE: Elias, Jeremias, Joana, Joaninha, João, Joãozinho, Joaquim, Joel, Jônatas, Josué, Mateus, Matias, Quim
ROMANIAN: Iancu, Ilie, Ioan, Ioana, Ion, Ionel, Ionela, Ionuț, Matei, Nelu, Oana
RUSSIAN: Akim, Ilia, Ilya, Ioann, Isay, Ivan, Ivanna, Matfey, Matvei, Matvey, Motya, Vanya, Yakim, Yana, Zakhar, Zhanna, Zhannochka
SAMI: Juhán
SCOTTISH: Eoin, Iain, Ian, Jean, Jessie, Jock, Jockie, Jocky, Maoilios, Sachairi, Seoc, Seona, Seonag, Seònaid, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Sìne, Sìneag, Teasag
SERBIAN: Ilija, Ilinka, Isaija, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Joakim, Jovan, Jovana, Jovanka, Mateja, Matija, Nina, Vanja
SLOVAK: Iva, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivka, Ján, Jana, Janka, Janko, Matej, Matúš, Nina
SLOVENE: Anže, Iva, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Jan, Jana, Janez, Janko, Matej, Mateja, Matevž, Matic, Matija, Matjaž, Nina, Tjaž, Žan, Žana
SOUTHERN AFRICAN: Zephania
SPANISH: Chimo, Chucho, Chus, Chuy, Elías, Iván, Jenny, Jeremías, Jesús, Jesusa, Joaquín, Joaquina, Joel, Jonatan, Josué, Juan, Juana, Juanita, Juanito, Mateo, Matías, Ximo, Xuan, Zacarías
SWEDISH: Elias, Elis, Hampus, Hanna, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Jan, Janina, Janna, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny, Jens, Joakim, Joel, Johan, Johanna, Johannes, Jon, Jonatan, Jonathan, Jonna, Kim, Mathias, Mats, Matteus, Matthias, Mattias, Nina, Tobias, Vanja
THEOLOGY: Jesus
TURKISH: İlyas, İsa, Yahya, Zekeriya
UKRAINIAN: Ivan, Yana
WELSH: Bevan, Evan, Ianto, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Siôn, Sioned, Siwan
YIDDISH: Tevye