John Definition

jŏn
noun
A toilet.
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Any man, esp. one who is an easy mark.
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A customer of a prostitute.
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A masculine name: dim. Jack, Johnnie, Johnny; equiv. Fr. Jean, Ger. Hans, Johann, Johannes, Ir. Sean, Shane, Shawn, It. Giovanni, Pol. Jan, Russ. Ivan, Scot. Iain, Ian, Jock, Sp. Juan, Welsh Evan; fem. Jane, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna.
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The fourth book of the New Testament.
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pronoun
(informal) A name used to address a man whose actual name is not known: John Doe.
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(biblical) Two persons of great importance to early Christianity: John the Baptist and John the Apostle, identified with John the Evangelist.
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(biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

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A male given name very popular since the Middle Ages.
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A patronymic surname​.

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Other Word Forms of John

Noun

Singular:
john
Plural:
Johns

Origin of John

  • From Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), from Classical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).

    From Wiktionary

  • From the name John

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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