John

Signification

Name

1. (informal) A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
2. (informal) A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
3. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.
4. 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).
5. The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
6. One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
7. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Noun

1. (slang) A new recruit at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
2. (slang) Alternative letter-case form of john: a toilet, lavatory, outhouse, or chamber pot.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒn/

Étymologie

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.

Phrases

An appeal to John Doe .

Un appel à John Doe.

John T . Hendrickson is the Chief Executive Officer .

John T. Hendrickson est le chef de la direction.

The mountain is in the John Muir Wilderness Area in the Inyo National Forest .

La montagne se trouve dans la région de John Muir Wilderness dans la forêt nationale d'Inyo.

John and the Humpbacked Foal embark on an adventure in the Magical Roads .

John et le poulain à bosse se lancent dans une aventure sur les routes magiques.