Forename John

Around the world, John (John , Johan , Jehan , along with others...) is a prevalent predominantly male, but very seldom feminine first name. The forename John is habitual in the United States, where it is a widespread masculine name, Ireland, and the United Kingdom (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, John is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish John is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name John

name Ioannis, name Iwo, name Ivan, name Giovan, name Ifan, name Gianni, name Giuàn, name Džons, name Jacky, name Jakes, name 約翰, name Jackie, name Ivans, name Evan, name Jaan, name Jan, name Anne, name Ionut, name Jacques, name Gān, name Йохн, name Demijohn, name Džonas, name Jack, name Honsa, name Gian, name Τζον, name Giannis, name Ion, name Iohannes, name Giovanni, name Amy-John, name Ivano, name جان, name Ivo, name ジョン, name Hanns, name Ian, name Erwann, name Ionuț, name Iván, name John, name جون, name ג'ון, name Hans, name 존, name Ivashka, name Iwan, name Jehan, name Ieuan, name Gioan, name Johan, name 约翰, name Hann, name Hannes, name Honza, name Huans, name Ioannes, name Ianka, name จอห์น, name Džon, name Ioan, name Джон, name Jake, name Ioann

VARIANT	COUNTRY
John, Johan	Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States, Kenya, Nigeria
Jehan	India, United Kingdom, United States, South Africa, Indonesia
جون, جان	Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt
ジョン	Japan
約翰, 约翰	China
Джон	Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus
존	South Korea
ג'ון	Israel
จอห์น	Thailand
Τζον	Greece
Iohannes	United States, Italy, Brazil
Йохн	Ukraine, Russia

First names said to be same

Amy-John, Anne, Demijohn, Džon, Džonas, Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Gioan, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Gān, Hann, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jackie, Jacky, Jacques, Jake, Jakes, Jan,

First name John in the context

John is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories; John Rambo , the fictional character in the Rambo franchise and John Constantine , the DC comics superhero, Hellblazer, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	john mark Biblical saint (b. 50)
	john the presbyter early Christian; appears in fragments from Papias of Hierapolis as one of the author's sources; traditionally identified with John the Apostle, John the Evangelist, and/or John of Patmos (author of the Book of Revelations) (b. 50)
	john hyrcanus Hasmonean ruler (b. 200)
	john the warrior Eastern Orthodox saint (b. 400)
	john ii Bishop of Jerusalem from 387 to 417 (b. 356)
	john the silent Greek bishop and saint, TR (b. 454)
	john aasted halse Danish psychologist, teacher and writer (b. 420)
	john rufus 5th-century priest and historian, Bishop of Maiuma (b. 450)
	john iii of jerusalem Patriarch of Jerusalem from 516 until his death, PS (b. 450)
	john cottistis byzantine usurper (b. 500)
	john of cappadocia Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 500)
	john of scythopolis 6th-century bishop (b. 500)
	john the armenian Military leader during the Vandalic War (b. 500)
	john scholasticus Patriarch of Constantinople (b. 503)
	john troglita Byzantine general (b. 550)