Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɑn/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Short form of Jonathan, or sometimes a variant of John.

Related Names

VariantsJohn, Jonny(English) Jonty(English (British))
DiminutivesJohnie, Johnnie, Johnny
Feminine FormsJohnna, Johna
Other Languages & CulturesGjon(Albanian) Yohannes(Amharic) Yahya, Yuhanna(Arabic) Hovhannes, Hovik, Hovo, Ohannes(Armenian) Xuan(Asturian) Ion, Jon, Ganix, Iban, Juantxo(Basque) Ivan, Yan(Belarusian) Jehohanan, Jehonathan, Johanan, John, Jonathan(Biblical) Ioannes, Ionathan(Biblical Greek) Yehochanan, Yehonatan, Yochanan, Yonatan(Biblical Hebrew) Iohannes, Ionathan(Biblical Latin) Jonatán(Biblical Spanish) Yann, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioan, Ivan, Yoan, Ivo, Vancho, Yanko(Bulgarian) Joan, Jan(Catalan) Jowan(Cornish) Ghjuvan, Ghjuvanni(Corsican) Ivan, Janko(Croatian) Ivan, Jan, Hanuš, Honza, Janek(Czech) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jonatan, Jonathan, Hans, Jannick, Jannik, John(Danish) Jan, Johan, Johannes, Jonathan, Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jantje, Jo, John, Joop(Dutch) Johano, Joĉjo(Esperanto) Ivan, Jaan, Johannes, Joonatan, Juhan, Ants, Hannes, Janek(Estonian) Jóannes, Jógvan, Jóhannes, Jón, Jónatan(Faroese) Jone(Fijian) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Joonatan, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Janne, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi(Finnish) Jean, Jonathan, Yann, Yoan, Yoann, Yohan, Yohann, Yvan, Jeannot, Yan, Yanick, Yanis, Yannick(French) Xan, Xoán(Galician) Ivane, Ioane, Vano(Georgian) Jan, Johann, Johannes, Jonathan, Hannes, Hans, Hänsel, Jo, Jonatan(German) Giannis, Ioannis, Yannis, Yiannis, Gianis, Yanis, Yanni, Yianni(Greek) Keoni(Hawaiian) Yehonatan, Yochanan, Yonatan, Yoni(Hebrew) Iván, János, Jonatán, Jancsi, Jani(Hungarian) Jens, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Jónatan, Hannes(Icelandic) Yahya, Yohanes(Indonesian) Eoin, Ionatán, Seán, Sean, Shane(Irish) Gionata, Giovanni, Ivan, Ivano, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Giò, Nino, Vanni(Italian) Johannes, Joannes(Late Roman) Ivans, Jānis(Latvian) Sjang, Sjeng(Limburgish) Hansel(Literature) Jonas(Lithuanian) Ivan, Jovan, Ivo, Jovica, Vancho, Vančo(Macedonian) Yahya(Malay) Ġwann(Maltese) Ean, Juan(Manx) Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin(Medieval English) Jehan(Medieval French) Zuan(Medieval Italian) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jonatan, Jonathan, Hans, Jo, John, Jone(Norwegian) Joan(Occitan) Yahya(Persian) Jin(Picard) Iwan, Jan, Jonatan, Janek, Janusz(Polish) Ivan, João, Joãozinho(Portuguese) Jônatas(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Jónatas(Portuguese (European)) Ioan, Ion, Ivan, Iancu, Ionel, Ionuț, Nelu(Romanian) Ioann, Ivan, Vanya(Russian) Juhán(Sami) Sione(Samoan) Giuanne, Juanne(Sardinian) Ian(Scottish) Eòin, Iain(Scottish Gaelic) Ivan, Jovan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Jovica(Serbian) Ivan, Ján, Janko(Slovak) Ivan, Jan, Janez, Žan, Anže, Anžej, Janko(Slovene) Jan(Sorbian) Iván, Jonatan, Juan, Ibán, Juancho, Juanito(Spanish) Jhon, Jhonny(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivan, Jan, Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Jonatan, Jonathan, Hampus, Hannes, Hans, Hasse, Janne, John, Jöns(Swedish) Sione(Tongan) Yahya(Turkish) Ivan(Ukrainian) Djan, Djhan, Djihan(Walloon) Evan, Ieuan, Ioan, Siôn, Ianto, Iefan, Ifan, Iwan(Welsh)
Same SpellingJón, Jon 1
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Entry updated January 22, 2019