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From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).

Doublet of Jack, Jon, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Ian, Ivan, Evan, Juan, Giovanni, and Yahya.

John (plural Johns)

  1. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
    1. (informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

      a John Doe murder case; the dreaded Dear John letter; if we were to ask John Q. Public his opinion

    2. (informal) Used frequently to form an idea personified, as in John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).
  2. (biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
  3. (biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
  4. (biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
  5. A surname originating as a patronymic.
General
Place names

male given name

biblical persons

fourth gospel

one of the epistles of John

name used to address a man whose name is not known

Translations to be checked

John (plural Johns)

  1. (UK, military, slang) A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
  2. (US, slang, archaic) Alternative letter-case form of john (“a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, chamber pot”).
  3. (video games, Super Smash Bros.) An excuse, chiefly made by a losing player for their poor performance.

    Remember, no Johns.

Borrowed from English John, from Middle English Johannes, John, Johan, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, from Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).

John (Badlit spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]

A contraction of Johannes, later reinforced by the English John.

John c

  1. a male given name

John m

  1. a male given name
singular indefinite nominative John accusative John dative Johni genitive Johns

Borrowed from English John. Doublet of Jean.

John m

  1. A male given name and surname in English

Borrowed from English John. Doublet of Giovanni.

John m or f by sense

  1. A male given name and surname in English

From Anglo-Norman Johan, Jehan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

John

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John
  2. a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name
  3. An appellation for a generic individual, especially of lower social standing.
  4. An appellation for a priest.
  5. John the Baptist or John the Apostle/John the Evangelist (biblical figures)

Medieval contraction of Johannes later reinforced by the English John. Used as a spelling variant of the more traditional Jon.

John

  1. a male given name

From Middle English John, Johan, from Anglo-Norman Johan, Jehan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Latin Iōhannēs, Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

John

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

From English John. First recorded in Sweden in 1729. Used as a spelling variant of the traditional Swedish Jon.

John c (genitive Johns)

  1. a male given name

Borrowed from English John, from Middle English Johannes, John, Johan, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, from Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).

John (Baybayin spelling ᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. a male given name from English [in turn from Hebrew]

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