John
- Pronunciation
- [John]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- God is merciful
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evan | young warrior, well-born | Unisex | |
| Gianni | God is gracious | Male | Italian |
| Giovanni | Form of John | Male | Italian |
| Hans | God's Gracious Gift | Male | |
| Hansel | God is gracious | Male | |
| Ian | Form of John | Male | Scottish |
| Ivan | Form of John | Male | Russian |
| Jack | English familiar form of John, traditionally interpreted as God is gracious. | Male | English |
| Jackie | supplanter | Female | English |
| Jacky | God Is Gracious | Unisex | English |
| Jean | God is gracious | Male | |
| Jock | God has been gracious: has shown favor. Based on John or Jacques. | Male | Scottish |
| Johnn | Variant of the Hebrew John Jehovah has been gracious: has shown favor. | Male | |
| Johnnie | Modern feminine of John and Jon. | Male | English |
| Johnny | the Lord is gracious | Male | English |
| Johnson | Son of John | Male | English |
| Jon | God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah | Male | English |
| Jona | God Is Gracious | Unisex | Icelandic |
| Jones | God Will Bring | Male | Welsh |
| Jovan | Jove-like, majestic | Male | Slavic |
| Sean | God's grace | Male | Irish |
| Shane | God is gracious | Male | Irish |
| Shaun | Irish variation of John, God is gracious | Male | Spelling |
| Shawn | God is gracious | Male | Spelling |
| Vanya | gracious gift of God | Male | Russian |
| Zane | God's grace, sea-friend | Male | Possible |
Manx Cat Names
Cat names commonly associated with the Manx breed, including John.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abel | breath, child | Male |
| Abigail | "my father is joyful" | Female |
| Adam | earth, created by God | Male |
| Africa | pleasing, pleasant | Female |
| Agnes | pure, virginal | Female |
| Alice | Truth, noble | Female |
| Amber | A hard brownish-yellow fossil resin, precious jewel | Female |
| Andrew | manly, valiant, courageous | Male |
| Arlene | pledge | Female |
| Arthur | Strong as a rock, noble, follower of Thor | Male |
| Ava | Cute and short girl kitten name. | Female |
| Baggins | Lord of the Rings family | Male |
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Famous People Named John
12 notable figures from history and culture who share the name John.
- John Altoon was one of the most noticeable figures of the avant–garde artistic scene of Los Angeles of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
- John Baldessari is an American conceptual artist well-known for his unique text-only paintings and photo emulsion images.
- John Bardeen was an American physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics twice.
- John Berger is an English art critic, author and painter.
- John Bonham is an English musician and songwriter who is best recognised as the drummer of the band ‘Led Zeppelin’.
- John Bradfield was an Australian engineer, who oversaw the design and building of ‘Sydney Harbour Bridge’.
- John Bright was a British Liberal politician.
- John Bunyan was a renowned English Christian preacher and writer in the seventeenth century.
- John C Harsanyi was a Hungarian-American economist and Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner.
- John Cage was an experimental and legendary composer of the 20th century often called the father of indeterminism.
- John Calvin is the person after whom Calvinism has been named.
- John Cheever was a novelist and writer counted amongst the most important fiction writers of the 20th century.
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