Jovan

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A variant of the name John, meaning 'God is gracious'. (Slavic)

What does Jovan mean?

Slavic: A variant of the name John, meaning 'God is gracious'.. Jovan is a Slavic variant of the name John, which has Hebrew origins meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'.

Is Jovan a good dog name?

Not yet rated. Short and clear — a practical length for recall at the park.

Jovan in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Jovan in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Jovan suit?

Classic

Human name

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Jovan’s Daycare Verdict

The other dogs looked at Jovan and whispered, "If God is gracious, then he must be the toy expert! Let's hope he remembers who takes the squeaky bone home!"

Names similar to Jovan

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