If I Were a Boy is an Albanian novel written in a form derived from latin from a greek word meaning
If I Were a Boy (novel) If I Were a Boy (Albanian: "Sikur t'isha djalë" ) is an Albanian Epistolary novel written by Haki Stërmilli in 1936. Written mostly in a form of diary entries it documents the struggle of the young female protagonist Dija to adjust in an Albanian patriarchal society, which was common during the time the novel was written in. Originally the novel was written in Gheg dialect.
Johannes 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". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany. Common German variants for Johannes are "Johann", "Hans" (diminutized to "Hänschen" or "Hänsel", known from ""Hansel and Gretel"", a fairy tale by the Grimm brothers), "Hannes", "Jens" (from Danish) and "Jan" (from Dutch). In the Netherlands, Johannes was without interruption the most common masculine birth name until 1989. Jan is a variant of John known in Catalan, Czech, Slovenian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Cornish, German, Afrikaans and Northern Germanic. Polish has its own variant Janusz as has Slovenian "Janez". Common English variants for Johannes are "John" or "Johnny". There are also variants of the name in other languages: