Where does “جون” come from?

جون (Arabic) comes from English john, from Middle English John, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.

جون (Arabic): bay, inlet, gulf, lagoon

Definitions

  1. bay, inlet, gulf, lagoon

Ancestry of “جون”, step by step

جون traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English john

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishjohnA prostitute's client; A device or place to...
2Middle EnglishJohnAn appellation for a generic individual, especially of lower social standing
3Anglo-NormanJehanJohn
4LatinIōhannēs
5LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
6Ancient GreekἸωάννης
7HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
8Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
9Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
10Arabicخُنَّة

via Persian گون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianگونcolour; species; form, kind, mode, manner,...
2Middle Persiangwn'colour, complexion
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון
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