Yannis, Yiannis, or Giannis (Γιάννης) is a common Greek given name, a variant of John (Hebrew) meaning "God is gracious." In formal Greek (e.g. all government documents and birth certificates) the name exists only as Ioannis (Ιωάννης). Variants include Yannis (Also Janni), Iannis, Yannakis, Yanis, and the rare Yannos, usually found in the Peloponnese and Cyprus.
Feminine forms are Γιάννα (Yianna, Gianna) and Ιωάννα (Ioanna) which is the formal variant used in formal/government documents.
Yannis may refer to:
Abu'l-Fath Yanis, Fatimid vizier
Giannis Agouris, Greek writer and journalist
Ioannis Amanatidis, Greek footballer
Yannis Anastasiou, Greek footballer
Yiannis Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player
Giannis Apostolidis, Greek footballer
Yiannis Arabatzis, Greek goalkeeper
Yannis Bakos, economist
Ioannis Banias (1939–2012), Greek politician
Yannis Behrakis, Greek photojournalist
Giannis Bezos, Greek actor and director
Yiannis Bourousis, Greek basketball player
Yannis Brown, composer
Yiannis Carras, Greek shipping magnate
Giannis Chondrogiannis, Greek politician
Jani Christou, Greek composer
Giannis Chrysafis, Greek footballer
Ioannis Damanakis, Greek footballer
Giannis Dragasakis, Greek politician
Yiannis Dritsas, the inventor of Greek instant frappé
Yiannis Eitziridis, Greek musician
Giannis Fysekis, Greek footballer
Giannis Gagaloudis, Greek basketball player
Giannis Galanakis, Greek entrepreneur and inventor of Greek artisan prosciutto
Giannis Galitsios, Greek footballer
Giannis Georgallis, Greek basketball player
Giannis Giannoulis, Greek-Canadian basketball player
1954), known professionally as Yanni (/ˈjɑːni/ YAH-nee), is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer. Yanni continues to use the musical...
Be Yannis (2016) Blowing the Light (2019) Mom Love (2022) Podcasts History Hyenas (with Chris Distefano) (February 2018 – March 2021) The Yannis Pappas...
Life Forever". Retrieved 7 May 2018. "Yannis Philippakis". IMDb. Retrieved 7 May 2018. "Watch: Trophy Wife & Yannis Foals in the Studio With 'Wolf'". This...
Wu Yanni (Chinese: 吴艳妮; pinyin: Wú Yànnī; born 28 July 1997) is a Chinese track and field athlete. She is a multiple time Chinese national champion in...
Retrieved 25 February 2021. Yannis Voisard at UCI Yannis Voisard at Cycling Archives Yannis Voisard at ProCyclingStats Yannis Voisard at Cycling Quotient...
23, 2017). "The Evolution of Yannis: From Turkish Nationalist to Jailed Greek Activist". Armenian Weekly. "Free Yannis: Birth of Hidden Greek Movement...
John Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis, Greek: Γιάννης Αναστασάκης, July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022) was an American actor who played Victor...
strong women." Sylvester & Orphanos published Yannis Tsarouchis: The Face of Modern Greece. In 1982 the Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation Museum in Maroussi, Athens...
Yannis Behrakis (Greek: Γιάννης Μπεχράκης; 29 August 1960 – 2 March 2019) was a Greek photojournalist and a Senior editor with Reuters. Yannis Behrakis...
captained on his debut for the Algeria U18 against France. "Yannis Lagha". worldfootball.net. Yannis Lagha at Soccerway "L'OL doit très sérieusement réfléchir...
Yannis Tsirimokos (1916–1979) was a Greek left-wing journalist, better known under the name Yannis Maris (Γιάννης Μαρής) as a writer of detective fiction...
September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022. "Athlete Page ANTETOKUMBO YANNIS". basket.gr (in Greek). September 13, 2022. Archived from the original on...
Yannis (or Yiannis) Stankoglou (Greek: Γιάννης Στάνκογλου; born 10 January 1974) is a Greek actor. Yannis Stankoglou was born in Athens, and worked as...
Yannis Ioannidis (Greek: Γιάννης Ιωαννίδης) is a Greek computer scientist who is the current President of the Association for Computing Machinery. He is...
League Yannis Letard at WorldFootball.net "Victoire des Yana Doko face au Guyana !". franceguyane.fr. 20 November 321. Yannis Letard at Soccerway Yannis Letard...
Berkeley. "Yannis Tsividis Faculty Profile". Columbia University Department of Electrical Engineering. Retrieved 16 March 2015. Tsividis, Yannis; McAndrew...
Giannis Vardinogiannis (Greek: Γιάννης Βαρδινογιάννης, born 7 April 1962) is a Greek billionaire shipping magnate, the eldest son of petroleum tycoon Vardis...
Giannis Vassiliou (Γιάννης Βασιλείου, born 1950 in Salamina) is a Greek Laïko singer. He released around two dozens of full-length albums, mostly on Alpha...
script writer), Yannis (Yannis Bezos) and Vlassis (Vlassis Bonatsos). Spyros and Dimitra have been married for five years, while Yannis and Vlassis are...
Marta Susana Yanni Paxot (born February 27, 1938), best known as Rosanna Yanni or Rossana Yanni, is an Argentine film actress. She debuted in her home...
Themata. Stavrakakis, Yannis (1999). Lacan and the political. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415171878. Stavrakakis, Yannis; Norval, Aletta; Howarth...
Yannis Kotsiras LIVE (2002) IFPI Greece: Double Platinum (More than 1.000.000 copies) Ti tragoudi na sou po – DVD (2003) IFPI Greece: Platinum Yannis...