Meaning and origin of John

Origin: Biblical

Meaning: The grace or mercy of the Lord


Origin: Hebrew

Meaning: Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor. In the bible John the Baptist baptized Christ in the Jordan river. Variants have been created in almost every language.


Origin: Shakespearean

Meaning: 'Henry IV' Prince. 'Henry VI' John Talbot. 'King Henry VI, III' John Mortimer, Montgomery, & Somerville. 'King John'. 'Merry Wives of Windsor' John Falstaff. 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don John. 'Richard II' John of Gaunt. 'Romeo And Juliet' Friar.
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Meaning and origin of John

The boy's name John \jo-hn\ is pronounced jahn. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord is gracious". Biblical: the name of the longest-lived of the 12 apostles, who was especially loved by Christ. Also the name of John the Baptist, who baptized Christ in the Jordan river. Dozens of variant forms, given names and surnames, male and female, have been created in almost every language. For a few examples, Jan is a Dutch and Slavic form; Janos is Czech; Joao is Portuguese; and the Johan variants are German and Swiss. Possibly the most popular name in history; kings, popes, saints, heroes, villains, and men of every degree between have borne the name. A contemporary trend seems to be to hyphenate Joh, Jean, Jon, Sean, and Shawn with various other names. Actors John Gielgud, John Barrymore, John Wayne, John Cusack, John Leguizamo, Johnny Depp; US Presidents John F. Kennedy, John Tyler, John Adams, John Quincy Adams; poet John Donne; Beatle John Lennon; composer Johannes Bach; football player John Elway; lawyer Johnnie Cochrane.

John has 85 variant forms: Anno, Ean, Eian, Eion, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Ewen, Gian, Giannes, Gianni, Giannis, Giannos, Giovanni, Hannes, Hanno, Hans, Hanschen, Hansel, Hansl, Iain, Ian, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ivan, Ivann, Iwan, Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Jan, Jancsi, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean, Heanno, Jeannot, Jehan, Jenkin, Jenkins, Jens, Jian, Jianni, Joannes, Joao, Jock, Jocko, Johan, Johanan, Johann, Johannes, John-Carlo, John-Michael, Johnn, Johon, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, John-Patrick, John-Paul, Jon, Jona, Jonnie, Jovan, Jovanney, Jovanney, Jovanni, Jovonni, Juan, Juanito, Juwan, Sean, Seann, Shane, Shaughn, Shaun, Shawn, Vanek, Vanko, Vanya, Yanni, Yanno and Zane.

For more information, see also related names Baptist, Battista, Chan, Dajon, Eoin, Evian, Gahan, Hovannes, Huon, Ioanis, Janak, Jones, Keon, Sinjin, Yann, Yannis, Yochanan and Yovanny.

Baby names that sound like John are Jonn, Ion, Eon and Jonny.

John is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Origin and meaning of John

John
English
Male
God is Gracious
Meaning&Origin
John is a English boys name.
The meaning of the name is `God is Gracious`.
Where is it used?
The name John is mainly used in English and in the bible.
It is an abbreviated form of
Hannes, used in Dutch.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Evan (In Welsh and in English)
Ieuan (In Welsh)
Ifan (In Welsh)
Iefan (In Welsh)
Siôn (In Welsh)
Jon (In Swedish and in Icelandic)
Juan (In Spanish)
Janez (In Slovene)
Jovan (In Serbian)
Ian (In Scottish and in English)
Jock (In Scottish)
Iain (In Scottish)
Seoc (In Scottish)
Johan (In Scandinavian, German and in Czech)
Ivan (In Russian, Czech, Serbian and in Croatian)
Ioann (In Russian)
Ioan (In Romanian and in Bulgarian)
João (In Portuguese)
Iwan (In Polish)
Ean (In Manx)
Jonas (In Lithuanian)
Janis (In Latvian)
Giovanni (In Italian)
Eoin (In Irish and in Scottish)
Sean (In Irish)
János (In Hungarian)
Keoni (In Hawaiian)
Ioanna (In Greek)
Ioannes (In Greek)
Ioannis (In Greek)
Yannis (In Greek)
Johannes (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman)
Johann (In German)
Xoán (In Galician)
Jean (In French)
Jani (In Finnish and in Hungarian)
Juho (In Finnish)
Juhana (In Finnish)
Juha (In Finnish)
Hannu (In Finnish)
Joni (In Finnish)
Juhani (In Finnish)
Jouni (In Finnish)
Jukka (In Finnish)
Jussi (In Finnish)
Johano (In Esperanto)
Joanna (In English, Polish and in the bible)
Henry (In English)
Jake (In English)
Jan (In Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech and in Polish)
Jens (In Danish)
Jowan (In Cornish)
Joan (In Catalan)
Yann (In Breton and in French)
Yehochanan (In the bible (Original))
Ion (In Basque and in Romanian)
Hovhannes (In Armenian)
Joannes (In Other languages)
If it's too long people might use
In German, Dutch and in Danish: Hans
In Other languages: Van
For the opposite sex use:
In Russian and in Ukrainian: Ivanna (F)
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioana (F)
In Romanian: Ionela (F)
In Italian: Giovanna (F)
In German, Scandinavian, Dutch and in Hungarian: Johanna (F)
In French: Jeanne (F)
In English: Jane (F)
In English: Jan (F)
In English: Johnnie (B)
In English: Joan (F)
In English: Jonelle (F)
In English: Jonie (F)
In Dutch, Polish and in Czech: Jana (F)
See also
In Welsh: Ianto (M)
In Spanish: Juanita
In Spanish: Juanito
In Spanish: Juana
In Scottish: Jockie (M)
In Scottish: Jocky (M)
In Russian: Vanya (M)
In Romanian: Ionel (M)
In Romanian: Iancu (M)
In Portuguese: Joana
In Norwegian and in English: Jonette (F)
In Jewish: Yochanan
In Italian: Gianna
In Irish and in English: Shane
In Hungarian: Janika (M)
In Hungarian: Jancsi (M)
In Greek: Evangelos
In Esperanto: Jochjo (M)
In English, French and in the bible: Joseph (M)
In English and in the bible: Jonah
In English: Johnie (M)
In English: Jonny
In English: Jack (M)
In English: Shaun
In English: Shawn
In English: Johnny (M)
In English: Hank (M)
In Dutch: Joop (M)
In Czech, Serbian and in Croatian: Ivana (F)
In Breton and in French: Yannic
In Other languages: Yan
In Other languages: Elian
Extra info
From Old English.
Stastics
The name John was given to 17198 babies in the USA in 2004. John was the number 21 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 16133 babies making it the number 18 name that year.