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Meaning of John

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John is an English name for boys.
The meaning is `God is gracious`
The name John is most commonly given to American boys.

It is short for:

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Hannes

If it's too long you might use:

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Hans, Van

Use for the other sex:

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Ivanna, Ioana, Ionela, Giovanna, Johanna, Jeanne, Jane, Jan, Joan, Jonelle, Jonie, Jana

What do they use in other countries?

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Emri
Ian (Scottish, English)
Eanna
Imran (Arabic)

The name sounds like:

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Jonn, Ion, Eon, Jonny

See also:

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Baptist, Battista, Chan, Dajon, Eoin, Evian, Gahan, Hovannes, Huon, Ieuan, Ioanis, Janak, Jones, Keon, Sinjin, Yann, Yannis, Yoc, Ianto, Juanito, Jockie, Jocky, Vanya, Ionel, Iancu, Yochanan, Shane, Janika, Jancsi, Evangelos, Jochjo, Joseph, Jonah, Johnie

Statistics

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