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  • 1 John
  • 2 Jon / Jonathan
  • 3 Evolution of the name John

John (IPA: [dʒɑn]) is a common English male's name.

John was for a long time the most popular name in many countries, including the United States. John is also referenced in a "Dear John letter", meaning a breakup letter written by a woman to her soon-to-be-former boyfriend. It was also long the most common male name in the UK, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for new born boys in England and Wales. [1] By contrast Jack, which was originally a nickname for John but is now established as a name in its own right, was the most popular boy's name in England and Wales every year from 1995 to 2004.

In Britain, King John signed the Magna Carta in 1215, and Prince John, the youngest son of King George V, died in his sleep in 1919. As such, the name John has been considered unlucky by the British Royal Family and its use avoided. It was reported that Diana, Princess of Wales wished to name her elder son "John", after her own father, but was prevented from doing so by royal tradition.

John

The name John derives through Jewish and Christian tradition ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן Yôḥānān, short for יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān, meaning "Jehovah is merciful." In Christendom, feminine forms of this name have developed as well, reaching English in the primary forms Jan, Jane, Jean and Joan, and diminutized as Janet.

Interestingly, the name has come full circle, entering Israeli Hebrew as the name שון Shon, which derives from English Shawn, which derives from Irish Seán, which derives from French Jean, which derives from Latin Johann (variants: Iohann and Ivan v is pronounced as 'u'), a simplification of Johannes, which derives from Greek Ιωαννης, Iōhannēs, which was loaned from Mishnaic Hebrew יוחנן Yôḥānān during the Second Temple Period, after John the Apostle and John the Revelator. Originally popularized in non-Jewish society as a Christian name, it has become a fashionable name in various forms in both Christendom and the Islamic World, with widespread secular use.

Jon / Jonathan

The name Jon can be either a variation of John (as, e.g., in Sweden) or a shortening of the etymologically distinct name Jonathan, which derives from Biblical Hebrew יונתן Yônāṯān, short for יהונתן Yəhônāṯān, meaning "Whom Jehovah gave."

It is the inversion of נתניהו Nəṯanyāhû meaning "Gift of Jehovah." This name is almost nonexistent in English, but the variant מתניהו Mattanyāhû spawned the hypocoristic (familiar) form מתי Mattay, which evolved independently in Christendom to become English Matthew.

In English, pet forms of John and Jon have developed, including Johnny and Jonny.


Evolution of the name John

  • Biblical Hebrew יהוחנן Yəhôḥānān
    • Biblical Hebrew יוחנן Yôḥānān
      • Amharic ዮሀንስ (Yohannəs)
      • Arabic يحيى (Yaḥyā), يوحنا (Yuḥanna)
        • Turkish Yahya
      • KJV Old Testament English Johanan
      • Septuagint Greek Ιωαννης (Ioannis), Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, female Ιωαννα (Ioanna)
        • Modern Greek Γιαννης (Yannis), Γιαννη (Yanni), Γιαννος (Yannos), diminutive Γιαννακης (Yannakis), female Γιαννα (Yanna), female diminutive Γιαννουλα (Yannoula)
          • Bulgarian Яни, Янко (Yani, Yanko), female Яна, Яница (Yana, Yanitsa)
        • Latin Ioannes, Joannes, feminine Ioanna, Joanna
          • Albanian Gjon
          • Catalan Joan, diminutive Jan, feminine Joana
          • Cornish Jehan, Jowan, Jowann
          • Galician Xoán
          • Germanic Johannes, Johann, Joann, feminine Johanna, Joanna
            • Czech Jan (diminutive Jeníček), feminine Jana (diminutive Janička)
            • Danish/Dutch/Swedish Jan, Jonny
            • Estonian Jaan, Jaak
            • English John, diminutive Johnny, Jack, Jacky
            • Esperanto Johano
            • French Jean, feminine Jeanne, feminine diminutive Jeannette
              • English feminine Jan, Jane, Joan, Jean, feminine diminutive Janet
              • Irish Seán, feminine diminutive (Jeanne) Sinéad, feminine diminutive (Jeannette) Siobhán
                • English Shawn(a), Shaun(a), Chaun(a)
                  • Israeli Hebrew שון (Shon)
            • German Jan, Johann, Johannes, diminutive Hans, feminine Johanna
            • Germanic diminutive Hans
              • Czech informal Honza
            • Hungarian János, diminutives: Jani, Jancsi or by suffixing any of the previous with ka (i.e. Janika)
            • Icelandic Jóhannes, diminutives: Jóhann, Jón, Jens, Hannes, Hans, feminine Jóhanna, Jensína, feminine diminutive Jóna, Hansína
            • Indonesian Yohanes
            • Irish Eóin
            • Scots Gaelic Ián, Iáin
            • Latvian Jānis
            • Lithuanian Jonas
            • Polish Jan
              • Polish diminutive Janek, Jasiek, Jasio
            • Romanian Iancu
            • Slovak Ján
            • Slovenian Janez
          • Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Nanni, Nino feminine Giovanna, Gianna, Vanna, Nina
          • Japanese ヨハネ (Yohane)
          • Korean 요한(Yohan), 요환(Yohwan)
          • Mandarin Chinese Yuēhàn
          • Taiwanese Iok-hān (Protestant), Jio̍k-bōng (Catholic)
          • Portuguese João, feminine Joana
          • Spanish Juan, feminine Juana, diminutive feminine Juanita
          • Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Jone, Shone, Ioan
        • Old Slavonic Ιωан (Ioan), feminine Ioana
          • Belarusian Ян (Jan), Янка (Janka) and Іван (Ivan)
          • Bulgarian Йоан (Yoan), feminine Йоана (Yoana)
          • Bulgarian Иван (Ivan), feminine Ивана (Ivana)
          • Croatian Ivan, Ivo, Ivica, feminine Ivana, also Vanja, both feminine and masculine
          • Polish Jan, feminine Janina, Joanna
          • Romanian Ion, Ioan, diminutive Ionel, Ionuţ, Nelu, Ionică feminine Ioana, diminutive Oana
          • Russian Иван (Ivan), diminutive Ваня (Vanya), feminine Ивана (Ivana) (rare)
            • English Ewan, Evans (family name)
            • Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/English Ivan, Iván, feminine Ivana
            • Spanish (family name, Son of John/Ivan) Ibañez
          • Serbian Ivan, feminine Ivana, also Vanja, both feminine and masculine
          • Slovak Ivan, feminine Ivana, Ivanka
          • Slovenian Ivan, feminine Ivana, also Vanja, both feminine and masculine
          • Ukrainian Іван (Ivan), diminutive Івась (Ivas'), Івасик, (Ivasyk), feminine Іванна (Ivanna)
        • Serbian Jovan, feminine Jovana
      • Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan
        • Israeli Hebrew Yochanan

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