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

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