John

Meaning

Name

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

Synonyms

Jack

John the Divine

Johnny

Gospel According to John

St. John

Saint John the Apostle

Joe

St. John the Apostle

John Lackland

John the Evangelist

King John

Saint John

Jo

Jn

Luke

Mark

mate

🧉

mush

Sean

Ian

Jean

Joan

Shane

Shawn

Iain

Translations

Jean

Juan

João

Giovanni

Jan

Johannes

Joan

Johann

Ιωάννης

Johannes

Hans

John

Johan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: John

In summary

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.

Sentences

An appeal to John Doe .

I think I see John and Mina over there in the vegetable aisle .

The dress was designed by John Galliano .

John T . Hendrickson is the Chief Executive Officer .

She has also translated into French John William's novel " Stoner ".

John Held Jr . 's maternal grandfather , James Evans , was an English convert to Mormonism .