It is among the most commonly given names in Anglophone, Arabic, European, Latin American, Iranian, and Turkic countries. There are numerous forms of the name in different languages these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English, but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar). The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, which is from the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name Yochanan ( יוֹחָנָן), the contracted form of the longer name Yehochanan ( יְהוֹחָנָן), meaning " Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". John ( / dʒ ɒ n/ JON) is a common male given name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. " Yahweh has been Gracious", "Graced by Yahweh" ( Johanan)Įvan, Eoin, Evandro, Evaristo, Ewan, Giannis, Giovanni, Hanan, Hans, Hovhannes, Ian, Iban, Ieuan, Ioan, Ioane, Ioannis, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jaan, Jack, Jackson, Jan, Jane, Janez, Janos, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan / Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jon, Jone, Jovan, Juan, Juhani, Sean, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yehya, Yehia, Yannis, Younan, Yohannes, Yunus, 18th century painting of John the Baptist by Anton Raphael Mengs
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