This is the 762nd most frequent Italian word.
giovanni
"Giovanni" is the Italian equivalent of the English name "John."
In this sentence, 'Giovanni' is a proper noun used as the subject of the sentence, representing a person's name.
Giovanni è andato al mercato ieri.
Giovanni went to the market yesterday.
Here, 'Giovanni' is used in the possessive form to indicate ownership of the book.
Ho letto il libro di Giovanni e mi è piaciuto molto.
I read Giovanni's book and I liked it a lot.
In this context, 'Giovanni' represents a common Italian given name and its equivalent translation in English.