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{{Infobox name
| name          = John
| image         = Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness by Anton Raphael.png
| image_size    = 
| caption       = 18th century painting of [[John the Baptist]] by [[Anton Raphael Mengs]]
| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɒ|n}} {{respell|JON}}
| meaning="[[God]] has been Gracious",<ref name="eb">{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=John}}</ref> "Graced by God" ([[Johanan (name)|Johanan]])
| gender        = Male
| language      = [[English language|English]]
| region        = 
| usage         = 
| origin        = Hebrew
| alternative spelling = 
| nickname      = Johnny, Jack, Jackie
| name day      = June 24
| derived       = 
| popularity    = yes
| footnotes     = 
| related names = [[Evan]], [[Eoin]], [[Evandro]], [[Evaristo]], [[Euan]], [[Ewan]], [[Giannis]], [[Giovanni (name)|Giovanni]], [[Hanan (given name)|Hanan]], [[Hans (given name)|Hans]], [[Hone (name)|Hone]], [[Hovhannes (disambiguation)|Hovhannes]], [[Ian]], [[Ieuan]], [[Ioan]], [[Ioane]], [[Ioannis]], [[Ivan]], [[Iven (given name)|Iven]], [[Ifan (given name)|Ifan]], [[Jaan (given name)|Jaan]], [[Jack (given name)|Jack]], [[Jackson (given name)|Jackson]], [[Jan (name)|Jan]], [[Jane (given name)|Jane]], [[Janez (given name)|Janez]], [[János]], [[Jean (male given name)|Jean]], [[Jens (given name)|Jens]], [[Joan (given name)|Joan]], [[João]], [[Jahan (name)|Jahan]], [[Johan (given name)|Johan]]/[[Johann]], [[Johanan]], [[Jon]], [[Johannes]], [[Johnny]], [[Jone (given name)|Jone]], [[Jonni (given name)|Jonni]], [[Jovan (given name)|Jovan]], [[Juha]], [[Juhani]], [[Juan]], [[Sean]], [[Sion (name)|Sion]], [[Shane (name)|Shane]], [[Yahya (name)|Yahya]], [[Yannis]], [[Yohannes (given name)|Yohannes]], [[Yo-han]], [[Yunus]], [[Xoán]]
}}

'''John''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɒ|n}} {{respell|JON}}) is a very common male name in the [[English language]], ultimately of [[Biblical Hebrew|Hebrew]] origin.

The English form is from [[Middle English]] ''Ioon'', ''Ihon'', ''Iohn, Jan'' (mid-12c.), itself from [[Old French]] ''Jan'', ''Jean'', ''Jehan'' (Modern French ''[[Jean (male given name)|Jean]]''),<ref name="ONED">[https://www.etymonline.com/word/john ''John'' on ''Online Etymology Dictionary'']</ref> from [[Medieval Latin]] ''Johannes'', altered form of [[Late Latin]] ''Ioannes'',<ref name="ONED" /> or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin,<ref>Hoad, TF (ed), ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'', 1993, Oxford University Press, p. 248a {{ISBN|0-19-283098-8}}</ref> which is from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] name [[Ioannis]] (Ιωάννης), originally borne by [[Hellenistic Judaism|Jews]] transliterating the Hebrew name ''[[Johanan (name)|Yochanan]]''<!-- WP:HE --> ({{Script/Hebrew|יוֹחָנָן}}), the contracted form of the longer name {{transliteration|he|Yehochanan}}<!-- WP:HE --> ({{Script/Hebrew|יְהוֹחָנָן}}), meaning "[[God]] is Gracious" or "God is Merciful". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar).<ref name="Hanks-146">{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=[[Oxford]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=146}}</ref> The name [[Jonathan (name)|Jonathan (or Jon)]] derives from a distinct [[Bible|Biblical]] name ''Yonatan ('' "given by God").<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Does the Name John Mean? |url=https://www.parents.com/john-name-meaning-origin-popularity-8630955 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Parents |language=en}}</ref>

The name is among the most commonly given names in the [[Anglophone]], [[Arab world|Arabic]], European, [[Latin American]], [[Iranian languages|Iranian]], and [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] countries. Traditionally in the Anglosphere, it was the most common, although it has not been since the latter half of the 20th century.

John owes its unique popularity to two highly revered [[saint]]s, [[John the Baptist]] (forerunner of [[Jesus Christ]]) and the [[apostle John]] (traditionally considered the author of the [[Gospel of John]]);{{cn|date=October 2025}} the name has since been chosen as the [[regnal name|regnal]] or [[religious name]] of many [[emperor]]s, [[king]]s, [[list of popes|popes]] and [[patriarch]]s. Initially, it was a favorite name among the [[Greeks]], but it flourished in all of Europe after the [[First Crusade]].

== Origins ==
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2009}}
[[File:Yohanan name evolution.svg|thumb|350px|''{{wikt-lang|en|John}}'', a name of Hebrew origin, is very popular in the Western World, and has given many variants depending on the language: ''{{wikt-lang|en|Shaun}}'', ''{{wikt-lang|ga|Eoin}}'', ''{{wikt-lang|en|Ian}}'', ''{{wikt-lang|en|Juan}}'', ''{{wikt-lang|en|Ivan}}'', and ''{{wikt-lang|en|Yahya}}''. Click on the image to see the diagram in full detail.]]

The name John is a [[theophoric name]] originating from the [[Biblical Hebrew|Hebrew]] name {{Script/Hebrew|יוֹחָנָן}} ({{transliteration|he|[[Yôḥānān]]}}), or in its longer form {{Script/Hebrew|יְהוֹחָנָן}} ({{transliteration|he|Yəhôḥānān}}), meaning "[[God]] has been gracious".<ref name="eb" /> Several obscure figures in the [[Old Testament]] bore this name, and it grew in popularity once borne by the high priest [[Johanan (High Priest)|Johanan]] {{nowrap|(fl. 407 BC)}} and especially by King [[John Hyrcanus]] {{nowrap|(d. 104 BC).}} In the [[Second Temple]] period, it was the fifth most popular male name among Jews in Judaea<ref>{{cite book |title=Jesus Christ and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony |last=Bauckham |first=Richard |author-link=Richard Bauckham |year=2006 |page=70 |isbn=0-8028-3162-1}}</ref> and was borne by several important [[rabbi]]s, such as [[Yochanan ben Zakai]] and [[Yochanan ben Nuri]].

=== Germanic derivatives ===
The [[Germanic languages]], including [[German language|German]], English and [[North Germanic languages|Scandinavian]] produced the [[Masculinity|masculine]] [[Johann]] 

* also [[Johan (given name)|Johan]] (Dutch)
* [[Joan (given name)|Joan]],<ref>For example, [[Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol]].</ref> 
* [[Jan (name)|Jan]] and [[Janke]] (Dutch)
* [[Jannis]]
* [[Jens (given name)|Jens]] ([[Danish language|Danish]] and [[West Frisian language|Frisian]])
* [[Jóhannes]]
* [[Jóhann]] ([[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] and [[Faroese language|Faroese]])
* [[Jöns]] ([[Swedish language|Swedish]])
* [[Hans (given name)|Hans]] (German, Dutch and Scandinavian).<ref name="Jón">{{cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/name/jo10n |title=Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Jón |first=Mike |last=Campbell |work=Behind the Name}}</ref>

== Name statistics ==
John was the [[List of the most popular names in the 2000s in the United States|most popular name]] given to male infants in the United States until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was still the 20th most common name for boys on the [[Social Security Administration]]'s list of the names given in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ |title=Popular Baby Names |publisher=Ssa.gov |access-date=February 26, 2011}}</ref>

''John'' was also among the most common [[Masculinity|masculine]] names in the [[United Kingdom]], but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for newborn boys in England and [[Wales]].<ref name="babycentre">{{cite web |url=http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/564059.html |title=Top UK baby names 2004 |publisher=Babycentre.co.uk |access-date=February 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060406001124/http://www.babycentre.co.uk/refcap/564059.html |archive-date=April 6, 2006}}</ref> 

By contrast [[Jack (given name)|Jack]], which was a [[nickname]] for John but is now established as a name in its own right, was the most popular name given to newborn boys in England and Wales every year from 1995 to 2005.<ref name="babycentre" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp |title=National Statistics |publisher=Statistics.gov.uk |date=September 8, 2009 |access-date=February 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522193009/http://www.statistics.gov.uk/specials/babiesnames_boys.asp |archive-date=May 22, 2011}}</ref> It is also the third most common name in the United States, with an estimated 3.18 million individuals as of 2021 according to the Social Security Administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=name+john|title=Name John: Wolfram Alpha|date=January 1, 2021|access-date=September 12, 2023|archive-date=February 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230211015325/https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=name+john|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== In other languages ==
{{more citations needed section|date=December 2011}}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Language
! [[Masculine form]]
! [[Feminine form]]
|-
| [[Afrikaans]]
| Jan, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Hannes, Hans
| Hanna, Jana, [[Janke]], Johanna
|-
|[[Adyghe language|Adyghe (Circassian)]]
|Иуан (Iuan)
|
|-
| [[Albanian language|Albanian]]
| Gjon, Gjin, Joan, Jovan, Jani
| Gjonika, Joana, Jovana, Jana
|-
| [[Alemannic German|Alemmanic]]
| Hans, Hannes, Hansli, Hänsli, Housi, Jänu
|
|-
|[[Alsatian dialect|Alsatian]]
|Schàngi
|
|-
| [[Amharic]]
| ዮሐንስ (Yoḥännǝs)
|
|-
| [[Arabic]] || يحيى ([[Yahya (name)|Yaḥyā]], Qurʾānic), يوحنا (Yūḥannā, Biblical) or حنّا (Henna or Hanna) ||
|-
| [[Aragonese language|Aragonese]]
| Chuan
| Chuana
|-
| {{anchor|Hovhannes|Yovhannēs}}[[Armenian language|Armenian]]
| Հովհաննես (Hovhannes); Օհաննես (Ohannes); [[Classical Armenian]]: Յովհաննէս (Hovhannēs)
|
|-
| [[Assyrian Neo-Aramaic|Assyrian]] || ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ (Yoḥannān), Yukhannan, Yokhanna ||
|-
| [[Asturian language|Asturian]]
| Xuan
| Xuana
|-
| [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]
|Yəhya
|
|-
| [[Basque language|Basque]]
| Manez, Ganix, Joanes, Iban
| Ibane, Jone
|-
| [[Bavarian language|Bavarian]]
| Hans, Hanse, Hansi, Hansl, Hannas
|
|-
| [[Belarusian language|Belarusian]]
| Іван (Ivan), Ян (Jan), Янка (Janka), Янэк (Janek), Ясь (Jaś)
| Івонка (Ivonka), Янiна (Janina)
|-
| [[Bengali language|Bangla]]
| ইয়াহিয়া (Iyahiya), জনি (Jony), হান্নান  (Hannan)
|
|-
| [[Breton language|Breton]]
| Yann, Yannig
| Jan, Janig, Yannez
|-
| [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]]
| Иван (Ivan), Йоан (Yoan), Янко (Yanko), Яне (Yane)
| Ивана (Ivana), Иванка (Ivanka), Йоан[н]а (Yoana), Яна (Yana), Янка (Yanka)
|-
| [[Burmese language|Burmese (Myanmar)]]
| ယောဟန် (Yawhaan)
|
|-
| [[Catalan language|Catalan]]
| Joan, Jan, Ivan
| Joana, Jana, Janna, Ivana
|-
| [[Cherokee language|Cherokee]]
| ᏣᏂ (Tsa-ni)
|
|-
| [[Beijing Mandarin (division of Mandarin)|Chinese (Beijingnese)]]
| {{zh |s = 约翰 |t = 約翰 |p = Yuēhàn }}
|
|-
| [[Chinese (Cantonese)]]
| 約翰 (Yoek-hon)
|
|-
| [[Chinese (Shanghainese)]]
| 約翰 (iah7 ghoe6)
|
|-
| [[Coptic language|Coptic]]
| ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ (Iohannes), ⲓⲱⲁ (Ioa)
|
|-
| [[Cornish language|Cornish]]
| Jowan, Jan
|
|-
| [[Corsican language|Corsican]]
| Ghjuvanni
| Ghjuvanna
|-
| [[Croatian language|Croatian]]
| Ivan, Ivanko, Ive, Ivek, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Vanja, Jan
| Iva, Ivana, Ivanka, Vanja, Jana
|-
| [[Czech language|Czech]]
| Jan, Honza, Hanuš
| Jana, Johana, Johanka
|-
| [[Danish language|Danish]]
| Hans, Jens, Jan, Johan, John, Johannes
| Hanne, Johanne
|-
| [[Dagbani language|Dagbani]]
| Jɔn
|
|-
| [[Dawan language|Dawan]]
| Yohanes
| Yohana
|-
| [[Dholuo]]
| Johana
|
|-
| [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
| Han, Hannes, Hans, Jan, Jo, Johan, Johannes, Jannes, Jens, Wannes, Sjeng
| Hanne, Hanna, Hannah, Jana, [[Janke]], Janne, Jannie/Janny, Janneke, Jannetje, Jantje, Jo, Johanna
|-
| [[Emiliano-Romagnolo language|Emiliano-Romagnolo]]
| Guiàn, Zvan
|
|-
| [[English language|English]]
| Johnny (diminutive), Jack (diminutive), Shawn/Shaun, Shane, Jan
| Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Joann, Jan, Jane, Jayne, Jayna, Janet, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeane, Jeanne, Jeannie, Shany
|-
| [[Estonian language|Estonian]]
| Jaan, Juhan, Juho, Janno, Jukk, Jaanus, Johannes, Hannes, Hans
| Jaana, Johanna
|-
| [[Esperanto]]
| Johano
|
|-
| [[Extremaduran language|Extremaduran]]
| Huan
|
|-
| [[Faroese language|Faroese]]
| Jann, Janus, Jens, Jenis, Jóan, Jóannes, Jónar, Jógvan, Jóhann, Jóhannes, Hannis, Hanus, Hans<ref>{{cite web |url=http://malrad.fo/page.php?Id=113&l=fo |title=Málráðið |author=Faroe Media |access-date=2015-04-08 |archive-date=2023-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405145234/http://malrad.fo/page.php?Id=113&l=fo |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Fijian language|Fijian]]
| Jone, Ioane
|
|-
| [[Filipino language|Filipino]]
| Juan, John, Sean, Shawn, Ivan, Evan, Ian, Hans; diminutives: Jan, Jon, Jack, Jonel, Janjan, Johnny, Banban, Yanyan
| Juana, Jean, Joan, Joanne, Joanna, Johanna, Jane, Shane, Janice, Janis, Janet; diminutives: Jana, Janelle, Jian, Jenjen, Nanna, Shin, Nenet
|-
| [[Finnish language|Finnish]]
| Johannes, Jonni, Jussi, Janne, Jani, Juho, Juha, Juhana, Juhani, Jukka, Hannes, Hannu,<ref>[https://www.kotus.fi/nyt/kolumnit_artikkelit_ja_esitelmat/tiesitko_taman_%282004_2014%29/johanneksesta Kotus.fi]</ref> Joni, Jonne
| [[Johanna]], Joanna, Jonna, Janette, Janna, Jaana, Hanna, Hanne
|-
| [[French language|French]]
| Jean, Yoann, Jan, Jehan (outdated)
| Jeanne, Jeannette (short), Jane, Jehane (outdated)
|-
| [[Friulian language|Friulian]]
| Zuan, Nani, Neto, Zan, Zaneto
| Zuane, Gjovane, Joane, Nane, Zuanine
|-
| [[Galician language|Galician]]
| Xoán, Xan
| Xoana
|-
| [[Ge'ez language|Ge'ez]]
| ዮሐንስ (Yoḥännǝs)
|
|-
| [[Georgian language|Georgian]]
| იოანე (Ioane), ივანე (Ivane), იოვანე (Iovane), ვანო (Vano), ივა (Iva)
|
|-
| [[German language|German]]
| Hannes, Hans, Johann, Johannes, Jan, Hanno, Jens, Jannik
| Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne
|-
| [[Greek language|Greek]]
| Ιωάννης (Ioannis), Γιάννης (Yiannis, sometimes Giannis)
| Ιωάννα (Ioanna), Γιάννα (Yianna, sometimes Gianna)
|-
| [[Greenlandic language|Greenlandic]]
| Juaanasi, Juaansi
|
|-
| [[Guarani language|Guaraní]]
| Huã
|
|-
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| યોહાન (Yōhāna)
|
|-
| [[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]]
| Keoni, ʻIoane
|
|-
| [[Hausa language|Hausa]]
| Yahaya
|
|-
| [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] || יוחנן (Yoḥanan), יהוחנן (Yehoḥanan) || יוחנה (Yôḥannā) Johanna
|-
| [[Hindi]]
| यूहन्ना (Yuhanna), Yohana, Ayan
|
|-
| [[Hmong language|Hmong]]
| Yauhas
|
|-
| [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]]
| [[János]], Jani, Jancsi ([[moniker]]s), Iván
| Johanna, Hanna, Zsanett, Janka, Ivána
|-
| [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]
| Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón, Hannes
| Jóhanna
|-
| [[Igbo language|Igbo]]
| Jọn
|
|-
| [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]]/[[Malay language|Malay]]
| Iwan, Yahya, Yan, Yaya, Johan, Yohanes, Yuan, John
| Yohana, Yana, Hana
|-
| [[Interlingua]]
| Luan
| Luana
|-
| [[Irish language|Irish]]
| [[Seán]], [[Eoin]]
| Seána, Seona, Síne, [[Sinéad]], [[Siobhán]], Siún
|-
| [[Italian language|Italian]]
| Gianni, Giovanni, Vanni, Nino, Vannino
| Giovanna, 
|-
| [[Jèrriais|Jèrriais (Norman)]]
| Jeaun
|
|-
| [[Japanese language|Japanese]]
| {{vanchor|ヨハネ}} (Yohane), {{vanchor|ジョン}} (Jon)
|
|-
| [[Javanese language|Javanese]]
| Yohanes, Yokanan
|
|-
| [[Kannada]]
| ಯೋಹಾನನು (Yōhānanu)
|
|-
| [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]
| Жақия (Jaqıyya), Шоқан (Şoqan)
|
|-
| [[Khmer language|Khmer]]
| យ៉ូហាន (Yauhan)
|
|-
| [[Kikuyu language|Kikuyu]]
| Johana, Yoane
|
|-
| [[Korean language|Korean]]
| 요한 (Yohan)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bible.cbck.or.kr/bible_read.asp?p_code=&GS=S&Bible=49&Jang=1&x=29&y=7 |title=성경 (See e.g. Luke 1:13,60,63) |publisher=Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea |language=ko |access-date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=July 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180708191829/http://bible.cbck.or.kr/bible_read.asp?p_code=&GS=S&Bible=49&Jang=1&x=29&y=7 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Kyrgyz language|Kyrgyz]]
| Жакан (Jakan), Жакыя (Jakıya), Жаныш (Janısh), Жунус (Junus)
|
|-
| [[Kristang language|Kristang]]
| Juang
|
|-
| [[Kupang Malay language|Kupang Malay]]
| Yohanis
| Yohana
|-
| [[K'iche' language|K'iche']]
|Xwan
|Xwa'n
|-
|[[Lao language|Lao]]
|ໂຢຮັນ (Yo-han)
|
|-
|[[Latgalian language|Latgalian]]
|Juoņs
|
|-
| [[Latvian language|Latvian]]
| Jānis, Janis, Jancis, Janka, Jans, Jāns, Jānuss, Jānušs, Jonass, Žans, Žanis, Džons, Džonijs, Džanni, Džovanni, Ians, Īans, Džeks, Šeins, Johans, Hans, Hanss, Ansis, Johaness, Johanness, Johanāns, Haness, Hanness, Ivans, Aivans, Aivens, Aiens
| Jana, Janīna, Janīne, Džoana, Džoanna, Džanīna, Dženeta, Johanna, Hanna, Anna
|-
| [[Limburgish]]
| Jan, Johan, Joannes, Hens, Hannes, Sjang
|
|-
| [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]]
| Jonas, Žanas, Ivanas
| Janina, Janė, Joana, Žana, Ivana
|-
| [[Livonian language|Livonian]]
| Jōņ, Jōņi, Jāņ, Jāņi
|
|-
| [[Lombard language|Lombard]]
| Giuàn
|
|-
| [[Luxembourgish]]
| Gehan, Gehanes, Haans, Jann, Jang, Jean
|
|-
| [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]
| Јован (Jovan), Јованче (Jovanče), Иван (Ivan), Јане (Jane)
| Јована (Jovana), Јованка (Jovanka), Ивана (Ivana), Иванка (Ivanka), Јана (Jana)
|-
| [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]]
| Jaona, Joany
|
|-
| [[Malayalam]]
| യോഹന്നാൻ (Yōhannān) ഉലഹന്നാൻ (Ulahannan) ലോനപ്പൻ (Lonappan) നയിനാ൯ (Nainan, Ninan),Johnichan
|
|-
| [[Maltese language|Maltese]]
| Ġwanni, Ġanni, Ġann, Ġovann, Ġovanni, Vanni
| Ġanna, Ġovanna, Ġannina
|-
| [[Mandaic language|Mandaic]]
| Yuhana
|
|-
| [[Manx language|Manx]]
| Juan, Ean
|
|-
| [[Māori language|Māori]]
| [[Hoani]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maoridictionary.co.nz/word/1300|title=Hoani - Māori Dictionary|first=|last=www.netvalue.nz|website=maoridictionary.co.nz|accessdate=21 October 2018}}</ref> [[Hone (name)|Hōne]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whakapapa.maori.org.nz/lists.php?list_id=67 |title=Whakapapa Club &#124; Maori Genealogy Research @ whakapapa.maori.org.nz – Lists of Names for Whakapapa – Genealogy: Maori / English Name Translations |publisher=Whakapapa.maori.org.nz |date=2011-03-21 |accessdate=2015-12-24}}</ref>
|
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| योहान (Yōhāna)
|
|-
| [[Meitei language|Meitei (Manipuri)]]
| ꯖꯣꯍꯥꯟꯅꯥ (Johanna), ꯖꯣꯍꯥꯟ (Johan)
|
|-
| [[Mongolian language|Mongolian]]
| Иохан (Iokhan)
|
|-
| [[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]]
| Ivan, Janko, Jovan
|
|-
| [[Navajo language|Navajo]]
| Jáan
|
|-
| [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| यूहन्ना (Yūhannā)
|
|-
| [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]
| Johan, Johannes, John, [[Jon]], Jan, Hans
|
|-
| [[Northern Sámi|Northern Sami]]
| Jovnna, Juhán
|
|-
| [[Occitan language|Occitan]]
| Joan
|
|-
| [[Persian language|Persian]] || یوحنا (Yohannan), یحیی (Yahya), جان ([[Soul|Jaan]]), جهان ([[Jahan (name)|Jahan]]) ||
|-
| [[Piedmontese language|Piedmontese]]
| Gioann
|
|-
| [[Polish language|Polish]]
| Jan, [[Janusz]], Janek, Janko, Jaś, Jasiek, Jasiu, Janik, Jancio, Januszek, Janiczek, Janeczek
| Janina, Jana, Janka, Jasia, Jaśka, Joanna, Żaneta, Żanna 
|-
| [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]
| João
| Joana
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| ਯੂਹੰਨਾ (Yūhanā)
|
|-
| [[Quechuan languages|Quechua]]
| Huwan
|
|-
| [[Romanian language|Romanian]]
| Ioan, Ion, Ionuț, Ionel, Ionică, Nelu, Iancu
| Ioana, Ionela
|-
| [[Romansh language|Romansh]]
| Gian, Giovannes
|
|-
| [[Russian language|Russian]]
| [[Иван]] (Ivan), Иоанн (Ioann, from Hebrew)
|
|-
| [[Samoan language|Samoan]]
| Ioane
| Ioana
|-
| [[Samogitian dialect|Samogitian]]
| Juons
|
|-
| [[Sardinian language|Sardinian]]
| Giuanni, Giuanne, Zuvanne, Zuanne, Nanni, Nanneddu
|
|-
| [[Scots language|Scots]]
| Jock, Euan/Ewen/Ewan
| Shona
|-
| [[Scottish Gaelic]]
| Iain, Eòin, Seathan, Shean
| Seòna, Seònag, Seònaid, Siubhan, Sìne
|-
| [[Serbian language|Serbian]]
| Ivan, Janko, Jovan, Jovica, Vanja
| Jovana, Jovanka, Vanja
|-
| [[Shona language|Shona]]
| Johani
|
|-
| [[Sicilian language|Sicilian]]
| Giuvanni, Giuanni
| Giuvanna, Giuanna
|-
| [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]]
| ජුවාම් (Juwam), යොහාන් (Yohan)
|
|-
| [[Slovak language|Slovak]]
| Ján, Johan
| Jana, Johana
|-
| [[Slovene language|Slovene]]
| Janez, Anže, Janž, Ivan, Johan, Ivo, Janko
| Jana, Ivana, Ivanka, Johanca
|-
| [[Somali language|Somali]]
| Yaxye
|
|-
| [[Sorbian languages|Sorbian]]
| Jan
|
|-
| [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
| Juan, Joan, Giovanni, Iván, Nino
| Juana, Joana, Giovanna, Ivana, Nina
|-
| [[Swahili language|Swahili]]
| Yohana
|
|-
| [[Swedish language|Swedish]]
| Jan, Johan, Johannes, John, Hans, Hannes, [[Jöns]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Svenska Akademiens ordbok|date=1934|edition=Spalt J 502 band 13, 1934|url=http://www.saob.se/artikel/?seek=j%C3%B6ns&pz=1#U_J259_260527|access-date=28 June 2016}}</ref>
| Johanna, Hanna
|-
| [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]]
| ইয়াহিয়া (Iyahiya), জনি (Jony), হান্নান (Hannan)
|
|-
| [[Syriac language|Syriac]] || ܝܘܚܢܢ (Yuḥanon), ܚܢܐ (Ḥanna), ܐܝܘܢ (Ewan) ||
|-
| [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]]
| Juan, Dyon
|
|-
| [[Tajik language|Tajik]]
| Яҳьё (Jahʹjo)
|
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| யோவான் (Yovaan)
|
|-
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| యెాహాను Yohanu
| యెాహన్న Yohanna
|-
| [[Thai language|Thai]]
| ยอห์น (Yaawn)
|
|-
| [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]]
| ዮሓንስ (Yoḥannǝs)
|
|-
| [[Tongan Language|Tongan]]
| Sione
|
|-
| [[Turkish language|Turkish]]
| Yahya, Yuhanna
|
|-
| [[Turkmen language|Turkmen]]
| Ёханна (Yohanna)
|
|-
| [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]]
| Іван (Ivan), Іванко (Ivanko), Івась (Ivaś), Ян (Jan), Ясь (Jaś), Ваньо (Vanio)
| Іванна (Ivanna), Іванка (Ivanka), Яна (Jana)
|-
| [[Urdu]] || یوحنا (Yúhanná) ||
|-
| [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]]
| Yahyo
|
|-
| [[Valencian language|Valencian]]
| Joan
| Joana
|-
| [[Venetian language|Venetian]]
| Joàni, Xan, Xane, Zuane
|
|-
| [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]
| Dương, Giăng, Gioan
|
|-
| [[Walloon language|Walloon]]
| Jan, Djihan
|
|-
| [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
| Evan, Ianto, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Siôn
| Siân, Sioned, Siwan
|-
| [[West Frisian language|West Frisian]]
| Jannes, Jenne
|
|-
| [[Yiddish]] || יוחנן‎ (Yoykhonen) ||
|-
| [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]]
| Johanu
|
|-
| [[Zulu language|Zulu]]
| Johane
|
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of people with given name John]]
* [[Hanan (given name)]]
* [[Jonathan (name)]]
* [[Johnathan]], unusual alternate spelling name
* [[Johnson (surname)]]

== References ==
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