Where does “jón” come from?

jón (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Jónn, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.

jón (Icelandic): ion

Definitions

  1. ion

Ancestry of “jón”, step by step

jón traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Jónn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseJónn—
2LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
3Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
4HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
5Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
6Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
7Arabicخُنَّة—

via Ancient Greek ἰόν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἰόνnominative/accusative/vocative singular neuter of...
2Ancient GreekεἶμιI shall come, go
3Proto-Hellenic*éimito go

Words derived from “jón”

Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خنونة →Every word from Hebrew חנון →