John

English

/dʒɒn/, /dʒɑn/

proper noun
Definitions
  • very popular since the Middle Ages.
  • (biblical) Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": , and (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).
  • (biblical) The Gospel of St. John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
  • (biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English John derived from Jehan derived from Old English Iohannes derived from Latin Iōhannēs derived from Hebrew (modern) יוֹחָנָן (God is gracious).

Origin

Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)

יוֹחָנָן

Gloss

God is gracious

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