Etymology of the name "John"

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Matthew 3:

4 Now John wore a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

Strong's Greek: 2491. Ἰωάννης (Ióannés) — 135 Occurrences

Five people were named John in the NT. It came from the Hebrew name H3110.

2 Kings 25:

23 When all the army officers and their men heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they came to Gedaliah at Mizpah—Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan son of Kareah, Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah the son of the Maakathite, and their men.

Strong's Hebrew: 3110. יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) — 22 Occurrences

The name H3110 came from the name H3076.

1 Chronicles 12:

4 and Ishmaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty warrior among the Thirty, who was a leader of the Thirty; Jeremiah, Jahaziel, Johanan, Jozabad the Gederathite,

Strong's Hebrew: 3076. יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan) — 11 Occurrences

The name H3076 means "the LORD has been gracious".

H3076 came from the name Yhvh and the verb H2603-chanan.

Brown-Driver-Briggs, H2603:

חָנַן verb shew favour, be gracious

The Latin form of the name was "Joannes," which then evolved into the English spelling and pronunciation of "John."

Spanish: Juan
French: Jean
German: Johann, Hans
Russian: Ivan
Icelandic: Jón

The name "John" originates in ancient Hebrew, reflecting the idea of Yahweh's gracious favor.