Is Jon the same as John?

Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from “YHWH has given”, and an alternate spelling of John, derived from “YHWH has pardoned”. Its popularity has declined steadily since its peak in 1969 at number 65. In 2008, Jon was the 527th most popular name in the United States.

What does the word Jon mean?

The name Jon is a boy’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious; or gift of Jehovah”.

How many ways are there to spell John?

In other languages

Language	Masculine form
Emiliano-Romagnolo	Guiàn, Zvan
English	Evan, Ian, John, Johnny, Jack, Shawn, Sean, Shaun, Shane, Shani
Estonian	Jaan, Juhan, Juho, Janno, Jukk, Jaanus, Johannes, Hannes, Hans
Esperanto	Johano

What is the short name for Jonathan?

Jonathan (name)

Origin
Meaning	God has given
Other names
Nickname(s)	Jon, Jon Jon, Jonny, Jonty, Jono, Joff
Related names	Jon, Nathan, Jonatan, Nathaniel

Is Jon a biblical name?

Origin: John is a biblical name, first appearing in its Hebrew form in the Old Testament. The New Testament, which was written in Greek, adapted the Hebrew name Yohanan as Ioannes, later Johannes in Late Latin, which then became John in English.

What does going to the Jon mean?

Word forms: johns A john is a toilet or bathroom. [US, informal] I’ve got to go to the john.

What is John in Slovak?

Janko (Slovak, Hungarian)

What name means son of John?

What names are diminutives of John?

Name	Meaning	Origin
Jack	God is gracious	English
Jackie	Son of Jack; he who supplants; God is gracious	Hebrew
Jacky	Son of Jack; he who supplants; God is gracious	Hebrew
Jan	God is gracious	Slavic