John (given name)
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John is a common masculine given name of Hebrew origin, widely used in English-speaking and many other cultures for centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John | 0 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
given name
ⓘ
masculine given name ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gospel of John
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John the Apostle NERFINISHED ⓘ John the Baptist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biblical names
ⓘ
English masculine given names ⓘ Theophoric names ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Yohanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | Hebrew Yohanan meaning Yahweh is gracious ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive |
Jack
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ⓘ
Jackie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jock NERFINISHED ⓘ Jocky NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Hebrew language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortForm |
Jno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Giovanni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian NERFINISHED ⓘ Ivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan NERFINISHED ⓘ Johanis NERFINISHED ⓘ Johann NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannes NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ján NERFINISHED ⓘ Seán NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaun NERFINISHED ⓘ Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfUse |
Afrikaans
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ⓘ
Danish ⓘ Dutch ⓘ English ⓘ German ⓘ Irish ⓘ Norwegian NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ various languages ⓘ |
| meaning |
God is gracious
ⓘ
Yahweh is gracious ⓘ |
| popularity | very common in English-speaking countries ⓘ |
| scriptureLanguageForm | Yochanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usagePeriod | in continuous use for centuries ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Christianity
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Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Heath (disambiguation)