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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
John (given name) canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf given name
masculine given name
associatedWith Gospel of John
John the Apostle
linked to: Apostle John

John the Baptist
category Biblical names
English masculine given names
Theophoric names
derivedFrom Yohanan
etymologicalRoot Hebrew Yohanan meaning Yahweh is gracious
gender masculine
hasDiminutive Jack
Jackie
Jock
Jocky
linked to: Jock

Johnny
hasOrigin Hebrew
Hebrew language
linked to: Hebrew
hasShortForm Jno
linked to: Jno.

Jon
hasVariant Giovanni
Ian
Ivan
Jan
Jean
Johan
Johanis
linked to: Johannes

Johann
Johannes
Juan
Ján
Seán
Shaun
Shawn
languageOfUse Afrikaans
Danish
Dutch
English
German
Irish
Norwegian
linked to: Norwegian language

Romanian
linked to: Romanian language

Scottish Gaelic
Swedish
Welsh
various languages
meaning God is gracious
Yahweh is gracious
popularity very common in English-speaking countries
scriptureLanguageForm Yochanan
linked to: Yohanan
usagePeriod in continuous use for centuries
usedInReligion Christianity
Islam
Judaism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

John Heath (disambiguation) sharesGivenNameWith John (given name)
subject linked to: John Heath
John derivedFromGivenName John (given name)