Meaning: Its source is John, an English name meaning "God's grace."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Irish Gaelic.

Narrative: Though traditionally given to males, this name has recently become popular for girls.

It originated as an Irish Gaelic form of the male English name John. John itself was derived from the Hebrew Yochanan, filtered through translations both Greek (Ioannes) and Latin (Iohannes).