Giannis - John

Origin of name Giannis – St John the Baptist

For the Greek Church, name Giannis or Ioannis, comes from St John the Baptist, who was considered the forerunner of Jesus Christ. John was the son of Elisabeth and Zachary.

John was a wise man and at the age of thirty he started teaching the new religion, talking about God and his Messiah. He went to River Jordan, where under the instructions of God was baptizing people to the new religion. There is where Jesus was also baptized by John.
The second most notable John in religion is Apostle John, who is the author of the Apocalypse. In fact there are six days dedicated to St John (Agios Ioannis) during the year, although Greeks tend to celebrate their name day on January 7th.

Nicknames deriving from name Ioannis – Giannis

Giannis is the most commonly used nickname. Other nicknames are:  Giannakis, Giannos, Tzanis, Yangos, Zannetos, Giannaros.

The Names’ Fairy reveals the meaning of the name Giannis

Giannis is a strong person and can be quite dominant. He is very dependable person and loves his family a lot. Introverted in general, but he is very open with his friends.