Jon
See also: Appendix:Variations of "jon"
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
Jon
- A male given name from Hebrew, variant of John.
- 1920 October, John Galsworthy, Awakening, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 6:
- In that Summer of 1909 the simple souls who even then desired to simplify the English tongue, had, of course, no cognizance of little Jon, or they would have claimed him for a disciple. But one can be too simple in this life, for his real name was Jolyon, and his living father and dead half-brother had usurped of old the other shortenings, Jo and Jolly. As a fact little Jon had done his best to conform to convention and spell himself first Jhon, then John; not till his father had explained the sheer necessity, had he spelled his name Jon.
- A diminutive of the male given name Jonathan.
- 1994, Robertson Davies, The Cunning Man, Viking, published 1995, →ISBN, page 16:
- "I suppose I ought to call you Uncle Jack now." "Please don't. My name is Jonathan, and I've never had a nickname. Doesn't go with my character. So, Uncle Jon - if you must."
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Jon (plural Jons)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Jon is the 39486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Jon is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (42.91%), White (32.5%), Hispanic/Latino (11.49%) and Black/African American (10.23%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 254.
Anagrams edit
Basque edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Sabino Arana from Latin Iohannes.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -on
- Hyphenation: Jon
Proper noun edit
Jon anim
- John (Biblical character)
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
Declension edit
Declension of Jon (animate, ending in consonant)
indefinite | |
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absolutive | Jon |
ergative | Jonek |
dative | Joni |
genitive | Jonen |
comitative | Jonekin |
causative | Jonengatik |
benefactive | Jonentzat |
instrumental | Jonez |
inessive | Jonengan |
locative | — |
allative | Jonengana |
terminative | Jonenganaino |
directive | Jonenganantz |
destinative | Jonenganako |
ablative | Jonengandik |
partitive | Jonik |
prolative | Jontzat |
References edit
- ^ “Jon”, in Euskal Onomastikaren Datutegia [Basque Onomastic Database], Euskaltzaindia
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -oːˀn
Proper noun edit
Jon
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
Marshallese edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Jon
Middle English edit
Proper noun edit
Jon
- Alternative form of John
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- John (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
Medieval contraction of Johannes. First recorded in Norway in the 11th century.
Doublet of Jan, Joan, Johan, Jehans, Johanes, Joannes, Johannes, Jens, and Hans
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jon m (definite Jonen)
- a male given name, feminine equivalent Jona, equivalent to English John
Usage notes edit
Patronymics:
- son of Jon: Jonsson
- daughter of Jon: Jonsdotter
Related terms edit
References edit
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 263 males with the given name Jon (compared to 20 361 named John)living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Proper noun edit
Jon c (genitive Jons)
- a male given name, a medieval form of Johannes ( =John)
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