John ( / ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON ) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion , Ihon , Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan , Jean , Jehan (Modern French Jean ), from Medieval Latin Johannes , altered form of Late Latin Ioannes , or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, which is from the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Jews transliterating the Hebrew name Yochanan ( יוֹחָנָן ), the contracted form of the longer name Yehochanan ( יְהוֹחָנָן ), meaning " YHWH is Gracious" or "YHWH is Merciful". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar).
18-496: [REDACTED] Look up ionica in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ionica may refer to: People [ edit ] Ionică , a Romanian version of John (given name) Viorica Ionică (born 1955), a Romanian handballer Ionică Minune (born 1959), a Romani-Romanian accordionist Ionica Munteanu (born 1979), a Romanian female handballer Ionica Smeets (born 1979),
36-491: A Dutch mathematician and science journalist Ionică Tăutu (1798–1828), a Moldavian boyar Other uses [ edit ] Ionica (company) , a former British telecoms provider Ionica , a poem by Panyassis , 5th century BC Ionica , a poetry anthology by William Johnson Cory , 1858 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Ionica Ionic (disambiguation) Adriatica Ionica Race , an Italian annual cycle race Topics referred to by
54-492: A god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that deity. For example, names embedding Apollo , such as Apollonios or Apollodorus , existed in Greek antiquity. Theophoric personal names, containing the name of a god in whose care the individual is entrusted (or a generic word for god ), were also exceedingly common in
72-535: Is Diana and its variants, such as Diane ; others include Minerva , Aphrodite , Venus , Isis , or Juno . The first pope to take a regnal name , Pope John II , had the given name Mercurius and changed his name as he considered it inappropriate for the pope to have a pagan deity's name. Some Christian saints have polytheistic theophoric names (such as Saint Dionysius , Saint Mercurius , Saint Saturninus , Saint Hermes , Saint Martin of Tours , Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki ). Rarely, Germanic names contain
90-622: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ionic%C4%83 It is among the most commonly given names in Anglophone , Arabic, European, Latin American , Iranian , and Turkic countries. Traditionally in the Anglosphere, it was the most common, although it has not been since the latter half of the 20th century. John owes its unique popularity to two highly revered saints , John
108-444: Is rarely if ever used as a personal name or a base for theophoric personal names. Some seemingly theophoric names may in fact be more related to the original etymology of the deity's name itself. For example, both Lakshmi (fortune, success, prosperity) and Lakshman (prosperous, principal, marked) are names of a deity and an avatar respectively, which are related to lakṣ meaning "to mark or see". Much Hebrew theophory occurs in
126-553: Is the abbreviation of YHWH when used as a suffix in Hebrew names; as a prefix it appears as "Y hō-", or "Yo". It was formerly thought to be abbreviated from the Masoretic pronunciation " Yehovah ". There is an opinion that, as Yahweh is likely an imperfective verb form, "Yahu" is its corresponding preterite or jussive short form: compare yiŝt hawe (imperfective), yiŝtáhû (preterit or jussive short form) = "do obeisance". In
144-630: Is very rare until the time of King Saul, when it began to be very popular. The name of the Israelite deity YHWH (usually shortened to Yah or Yahu, and Yeho or Yo) appears as a prefix or suffix in many theophoric names of the First Temple Period . For example, Yirme-yahu ( Jeremiah ), Yesha-yahu ( Isaiah ), Netan-yah , Yedid-yah , Adoni-yah , Nekhem-yah , Yeho-natan ( Jonathan ), Yeho-chanan ( John ), Yeho-shua ( Joshua ), Yeho-tzedek , Zekharya ( Zechariah ). "Yahū" or "Yah"
162-515: The Bible , particularly in the Old Testament . The most prominent theophoric names are: In later times, as the conflict between Yahwism and the more popular pagan practices became increasingly intense, these names were censored and Baal was replaced with Bosheth , meaning shameful one . But the name Yahweh does not appear in theophoric names until the time of Joshua, and for the most part
180-616: The Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן ( Yôḥānān ), or in its longer form יְהוֹחָנָן ( Yəhôḥānān ), meaning " YHWH has been gracious". Several obscure figures in the Old Testament bore this name, and it grew in popularity once borne by the high priest Johanan (fl. 407 BC) and especially by King John Hyrcanus (d. 104 BC). In the Second Temple period, it was the fifth most popular male name among Jews in Judaea and
198-545: The ancient Near East and Mesopotamia . Some names of theophoric origin remain common today, such as Theodore ( theo- , "god"; -dore , origin of word compound in Greek: doron , "gift"; hence "God's gift"; in Greek: Theodoros ) or, less recognisably, Jonathan (from Hebrew Yonatan/Yehonatan , meaning "Yahweh has given"). Certain names of classical gods are sometimes given as personal names. The most common
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#1732772710106216-645: The Baptist (forerunner of Jesus Christ ) and the apostle John (traditionally considered the author of the Gospel of John ); the name has since been chosen as the regnal or religious name of many emperors , kings , popes and patriarchs . Initially, it was a favorite name among the Greeks , but it flourished in all of Europe after the First Crusade . The name John is a theophoric name originating from
234-408: The element Wod (such as Woðu-riðe ), potentially pointing to an association with the god Odin . In connection, numerous names containing wulf "wolf" have been taken as totemistic, expressing association with Odin in the earliest period, although -ulf degenerated into a mere suffix from an early time (Förstemann 1856). The personal names of almost all gods and goddesses of various deities from
252-523: The polytheistic Hindu pantheon are considered common and traditional names for people from the Indian subcontinent. Many traditional Hindu names are in fact from various names or epithets of Hindu gods or goddesses. This is in addition to compound theophoric names using the name of a deity in addition to possessive qualifiers. Brahma , the Hindu creator god, is one of the only deities of the pantheon whose name
270-472: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ionica . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ionica&oldid=1160001884 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Romanian feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
288-699: Was a nickname for John but is now established as a name in its own right, was the most popular name given to newborn boys in England and Wales every year from 1995 to 2005. It is also the third most common name in the United States, with an estimated 3.18 million individuals as of 2021 according to the Social Security Administration. Жаныш (Janısh) Жунус (Junus) Theophoric name A theophoric name (from Greek : θεόφορος , theophoros , literally "bearing or carrying
306-429: Was borne by several important rabbis , such as Yochanan ben Zakai and Yochanan ben Nuri . The Germanic languages (including German , English and Scandinavian ) produced the masculine Johann (also Johan (Dutch)), Joan , Jan and Janke (Dutch), Jannis , Jens ( Danish and Frisian ), Jóhannes , Jóhann , ( Icelandic and Faroese ), Jöns ( Swedish ), and Hans (German, Dutch and Scandinavian). John
324-605: Was the most popular name given to male infants in the United States until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was still the 20th most common name for boys on the Social Security Administration 's list of names given in 2006. John was also among the most common masculine names in the United Kingdom, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for newborn boys in England and Wales . By contrast Jack , which
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