Johny
Johny means Kerala Christian form of John, God is gracious.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Malayalam |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | J |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Kerala Christian form of John, God is gracious”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Eapen — Kerala Christian form of John, God is gracious
- Yohannan — God is gracious, Kerala form of John
- Aanya — Inexhaustible, gracious
- Shiv — n. auspicious, propitious, gracious, favourable, benign, kind, benevolent, friendly, dear ( ind. kindly, tenderly)
- Ivaan — God is gracious, young warrior
- Jincy — God is gracious, popular Kerala Christian name
More boys' names of Malayalam origin
- Mohammed — Praised, the Prophet; prominent Mappila name
- Mathew — Gift of God, prominent Kerala Christian name
- Thomas — Twin, Kerala Syrian Christian foremost name
- Joseph — God increases, prominent Kerala Christian name
- Jose — God will add, popular Kerala Latin Christian name
- Unnikrishnan — Meanings families give: Young Krishna; Baby Krishna, infant form of the divine
Where this comes from
Johny has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.