John

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
Yahweh is gracious, God is merciful
Pronunciation
GYAWN(Dutch)
JAHN(American English)
JAWN(British English)
John (JAHN)
YAWN(Swedish, Norwegian)
Popularity
According to the Social Security Administration, John has consistently been one of the top 40 most popular names in the United States since the early 1900s. It has also been a popular name in countries such as England, Ireland, and Australia.

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John Name meanings & History

Yahweh is gracious, God is merciful. John is used primarily as a first name for boys. It can be used as a middle name and is sometimes used as a last name as well.

Zodiac Sign of John: Justice Sagittarius,Joy Pisces

Synonyms of John:

J: Journey,Justice,Jester,Journal,Judicial,Joy

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Obstinate,Organized,Ostentatious

H: Hope,Hyper,Heart's Desire,Hobnobbing,Haggle

N: Nice,Nervous,Neat,Neurosis,Nagging,Nutrition,Nitpicking

John is:

  • a Boring name
  • a Classic name
  • a Common name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

John F. Kennedy, John Lennon, John Mayer, John Travolta, John Legend, John Cena, John Wayne

2.) John (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: God is gracious

Other Forms: Jon, Jonne


3.) John (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) God is gracious. Bible: the name honoring John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. See also Elchanan,Evan,Geno,Gian,Giovanni,Handel,Hannes,Hans,Hanus,Honza,Ian,Ianos,Iban,Ioan,Ivan,Iwan,Keoni,Kwam,Ohannes,Sean,Ugutz,Yan,Yanka,Yanni,Yochanan,Yohance,Zane.

Other Forms: Jaenda, Janco, Jantje, Jen, Jian, Joen, Johne, Jone


4.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: Welsh

Meanings: A borrowing from the English, John is the most enduring of all the biblical names. It is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes, from the Ecclesiastic Greek loannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yeh.oh.an.an (Yahweh is gracious). lefan, Ifan, leuan, and Sion are Welsh forms of the name. Evan is a popular Anglicized form of the Welsh cognates. (JON)


5.) JOHN (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Anglicized form of Yochanan, which is derived from the Hebrew yeh.dh.an.an (Yahweh is gracious). (JON)


6.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: Portuguese

Meanings: Derived from the Middle Latin Johannes (God is gracious), an evolution of the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes and the Ecclesiastic Greek loannes, derivatives of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). The name was borne by six kings of Portugal. (ZHON)


7.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: Ultimately derived from the Hebrew yehohanan (God is gracious). The name was most notably borne by John the Apostle, a brother of James and possibly a cousin of Jesus. He authored four books of the New Testament. The name is also borne by John the Baptist, a kinsman and forerunner of Jesus. John is the most popular masculine biblical name, having more than a hundred forms in many different languages. (JON)


8.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: The most enduring of all the biblical names, John is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes, from the Ecclesiastic Greek Ioannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). The name, borne in the Bible by several important characters, was also borne by many saints, twenty-three popes, and many kings throughout Europe and England. First used by the Eastern Church, John was brought back to England after the first Crusades. It quickly became established, and during the last half of the 17th century, 28 percent of all males were baptized John. See JOHN (Biblical Names). Var: Jon. Pet: Jack, Johnny, Johnnie. (JON)


9.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: The most enduring of all the biblical names, John is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes, from the Ecclesiastic Greek Ioannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). The name, borne in the Bible by several important characters, was also borne by many saints, twenty-three popes, and many kings throughout Europe and England. First used by the Eastern Church, John was brought back to the British Isles after the First Crusade. The name, with its many Irish forms, is one of the most popular in Ireland. Eoin, Ian, Ion, Seaghán, Sean, Seón, Shane, Shawn, and Shaun are Irish forms. (JON)


10.) John (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) honorable; Biblical name

Other Forms: Jahn, Jhan, Johne, Johnne, Johnni, Johnnie, Johnny, Johnnye, Jon


11.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: The most enduring of all the biblical names, John is derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes, from the Ecclesiastic Greek loannes, a derivative of the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). First used by the Eastern Church, John was brought to the British Isles after the First Crusade and was quickly established. Pet: Jack, Jock, Johnnie, Johnny. (JON)


12.) JOHN (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Derived from the Middle Latin Johannes, which is from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Joannes, which is from the Greek Ibannes. Ibannes is from the Hebrew Yehanan, a short form of Yehohanan, which is derived from yehohanan (Yahweh is gracious). John is the most enduring of the biblical names and remains one of the most popular names bestowed in the United States. See JOHN (Biblical Names). Var: Jon. Pet: Johnnie, Johnny, Jonnie, Jonny. (JON)


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