St-john meaning

(place) Island of the Virgin Islands of the U.S.: 20 sq mi (52 sq km)
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(place) Lake in SC Quebec, Canada: 321 sq mi (831 sq km)
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Saint John, any saint named John.
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A male given name transferred from the surnames.
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Any of the numerous saints named John.
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A surname​.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Origin of st-john

  • A Norman surname from one of the many places in France named Saint-Jean, with a church dedicated to a Saint John.

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  • A spelling variant of St John.

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St-john Sentence Examples

  • With a view to an ampler site for his college, Waynflete obtained on the 5th of July 1456 a grant of the Hospital of St John the Baptist outside the east gate at Oxford and on the 15th of July licence to found a college there.

  • The church of St John the Baptist, though largely altered by modern restoration, retains Early English to Perpendicular portions, and some early monuments and brasses.

  • In the castle grounds are the remains of the ancient chapel of St John.

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