Gianni
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Gianni is a male Italian name (occasionally a surname).
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[edit] Description
Gianni is abbreviation of Giovanni, Italian form of John ("God is gracious", "God is merciful"), and is also related to Gian (in the Middle Ages Ianni or Janni). Jean is the equivalent name in French. Johannes, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, and Johann are all possible variants in German. Johannes is also used in Finnish. János is Hungarian and Ion Rumsnian. In Czech, Jan, Honza, Honzík, Jeník, and Jenda are used. Name-day is June 24 (John the Baptist), in association with Lion, lucky number 5, color yellow, stone topaz, metal gold.
The name Gianni was not ranked among 1219 first names for males of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census. The name Gianni ranked 24641 out of 88799 (top 28%) as a surname for males and females of all ages in the 1990 U.S. Census.
[edit] People with this name
- Gianni Agnelli (industrialist)
- Gianni Alemanno [1] (politician)
- Gianni Alfani [2] (poet)
- Gianni Amelio (film director)
- Gianni Antonaccio [3] (rock star)
- Gianni Argurio [4] (poet)
- Gianni Baget Bozzo (Roman Catholic priest and political expert)
- Gianni Bellocchi (scientist)
- Gianni Bernardini [5] (writer)
- Gianni Boncompagni [6] (TV producer)
- Gianni Brera (journalist)
- Gianni Bufano (President of the World of Warcraft fanclub)
- Gianni Bugno (cyclist)
- Gianni Coletti [7] (musician)
- Gianni Danzi [8] (Roman Catholic bishop)
- Gianni De Gennaro [9] (policeman)
- Gianni De Martino [10] (writer)
- Gianni De Michelis (politician)
- Gianni Fabbrini [11] (musician)
- Gianni Farinetti [12] (writer)
- Gianni Fochi [13] (scientist)
- Gianni Gavioli [14] (writer)
- Gianni Ippoliti [15] (TV showman)
- Gianni Marazzi [16] (artist)
- Gianni Minà [17] (journalist)
- Gianni Morandi (singer)
- Gianni Morbidelli (Formula One driver)
- Gianni Motta (cyclist)
- Gianni Mura [18] (journalist)
- Gianni Nazzaro [19] (singer)
- Gianni Piu [20] writer
- Gianni Riotta [21] (journalist)
- Gianni Rivera (football player)
- Gianni Rodari (writer)
- Gianni Romme (skater)
- Gianni Russo (actor)
- Gianni Togni [22] (singer)
- Gianni Vattimo (philosopher)
- Gianni Versace (stylist)
[edit] People with this surname
- Alfonso Gianni [23] (politician)
- Ettore Gianni [24] (artist)
- Gary Gianni [25] (artist)
- Giuseppe Gianni [26] (artist)
- Pippo Gianni [27] (politician)
[edit] See also
- Gianni di Parigi (opera)
- Gianni e Pinotto contro l'uomo invisibile[28] (movie)
- Gianni Schicchi (opera)
- Prete Gianni [29] (legend)
Barbagianni (barbe à Jean in French) is a bird (Barn owl) that is in Italy and on every continent except Antarctica. Its etimology comes from barba (beard) and gena (probably cheek). Barbagianni is also a fraction of Ostuni (Sardinia, Italy).
