At a Glance: Name: Javan – Meaning: biblical name for Greece / the Ionian Greeks – Origin: Hebrew (biblical) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JAY-van
Javan is a Hebrew (biblical) boy's name meaning “biblical name for Greece / the Ionian Greeks”. It appears in our list of 175+ Cute Baby Boy Names That Start with J.
Meaning & Origin of Javan
Meaning: Biblical name for Greece / the Ionian Greeks.
Origin: Hebrew (biblical).
A common claim: often listed as meaning "Greece" or "clay" (Hebrew) Actually: The 'clay' half of this claim has no support in any source checked; only the 'Greece/Ionia' sense (ancestor of the Greek peoples) is attested.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Javan
Phonetic: JAY-van IPA: /ˈdʒeɪvən/
Popularity of Javan
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1916–2024.
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Jairus · Jabari · Jesper · Jaron · Joren · Jasiel
