Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name (Ιωάννης) and Classical Latin (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious".
Scandinavian meaning is equivalent to John. Danish meaning son of John. Jens is the Danish and Frisian short form of Johannes (equivalent to John). Jensen means son of Jens. -sen means son.
