Meaning:
Its source is Yochanan, a Hebrew name meaning "God's grace."
Popularity:
The name Deshawn ranked 522nd in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1084th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
Yochanan was rendered in Greek as Ioannes, which in turn was translated into Latin as Iohannes. From one or both of these intermediaries come the many modern forms of this name, including John (English), Johannes (German), Juan (Spanish),Eoin (Gaelic), and Jean (French).
