John
Scots
/dʒon/
proper noun
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English John borrowed from Johan derived from Old English Iohannes derived from Latin Iōhannēs derived from Ἰωάννης derived from Hebrew (modern) יוֹחָנָן (God is gracious).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
יוֹחָנָן
Gloss
God is gracious
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- John English
- Iohannes Latin
- Iōannēs Latin
- Iōhannēs Latin
- Johanna Latin
- Johann German
- Giovanni Italian
- Ἰωάννης Ancient Greek
- Iohannes Old English
- John Middle English
- يحيى Arabic
- يَحْيَى Arabic
- Jehan Old French
- Johan Old French
- Ιωάννης Greek (modern)
- jan Middle Dutch
- Iohain Old Irish
- Iohain Baptaist Old Irish
- Jóan Faroese
- Jógvan Faroese
- יוֹחָנָן Hebrew (modern)
- Joan Old Portuguese
- 約翰 Chinese
- Jehan xno
- Johan xno
- Ἰωάννης grc-koi
- יוֹחָנָן hbo