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John

Pronunciation
[John]
Gender
Male
Meaning
God is merciful

Variant Forms

NameMeaningGenderOrigin
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.

NameMeaningGender
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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Cat Owners Who Liked John Also Chose

Five cat names that appear in many of the same curated collections as John — ranked by how many themed lists, breeds, origins, or color groups overlap.

NameMeaningGenderShared lists
James From Jacob - To fill the place of another, supplanter. Male 73
George Farmer. In medieval legend St. George: (the knight who became patron saint of... Male 66
Michael who is like God Male 66
Thomas Twin Male 60
David Dearly loved Male 59

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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