Gianni

Italian form of John, Hebrew, "God is gracious"

Pronounced like Johnny and often short for Giancarlo, the name Gianni’s most famous bearer was Italian fashion designer and businessman Gianni Versace, who founded the fashion house Versace and was born on December 2, 1946. An Italian name meaning “God is gracious,” Gianni first entered the US top 1000 boys names list in 1997 and has remained there since. It’s one of many John variants, like Jack, Juan, or Johann, and is a trendy but still unique option in that class..