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Yobany
Pronounced yoh-BAH-nee /joʊˈbɑ.ni/Low
Meaning: Yobany is a Spanish-influenced respelling of Giovanni or Jovany, the Italian form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious.' Latino families reshaped Giovanni's sound into phonetic spellings like Yobany and Yovani.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Yobany is a Latino respelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious.' Giovanni became a favorite among Spanish-speaking families in the Americas, who spelled it phonetically, producing a cluster of forms of which Yobany is one of the rarer.
The spelling appears from around nineteen-ninety and reaches its slim high around 2006 before easing off. A boy named Yobany then is in his late teens or twenties today.
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What does the name Yobany mean?
It is a Latino spelling of Giovanni, the Italian form of John, 'God is gracious'.
How do you pronounce Yobany?
It is said yoh-BAH-nee /joʊˈbɑ.ni/, 3 syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Yobany a boy or girl name?
Yobany is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Yobany?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the mid two-thousands.