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Where does “Pettyjohn” come from?

Pettyjohn (English) comes from French Petitjean, from French Jean, from English Jean, from English Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna — God is gracious.

Ancestry of “Pettyjohn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPetitjean—
2FrenchJeanJohn
3EnglishJean—
4EnglishJeanne—
5FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
6Old FrenchJehane—
7Medieval LatinJohanna—
8LatinJoanna—
9Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
10Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
11HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
12HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
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