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Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Mud man; Greece

Javan is a boy's name of Hebrew origin that means “Greece,” “Ionia,” or “mud man." The Ionians were one of the first tribes that made up Ancient Greece and the namesake of the western coast of Anatolia, modern-day Turkey. Today, baby can see the place that inspired Javan in the Ionian Islands off the coast of mainland Greece. Javan appears in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible and the Hebrew Bible as the grandson of Noah. Here, the title signifies “mud man” from the term yawen. He's identified as one of the ancestors of the ancient Greeks following his move to the Mediterranean. With this history behind them, baby Javan can feel inspired to find or create their own community.