Synonyms for john

Grammar : Noun

Spell : jon

Phonetic Transcription : dʒɒn

Top 10 synonyms for john

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Définition of john

Origin : masc. proper name, mid-12c., from Medieval Latin Johannes, from Late Latin Joannes, from Greek Ioannes, from Hebrew Yohanan (longer form y'hohanan) literally "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious."
As the name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, it was one of the most common Christian given names, and in England by early 14c. it rivaled William in popularity. The Old French form was Jean, but in England its variants Johan, Jehan yielded Jan, Jen (cf. surname Jensen). Welsh form was Ieuan (see Evan), but Ioan was adopted for the Welsh Authorized Version of the Bible, hence frequency of Jones as a Welsh surname.

As in public bathroom : noun rest room
As in rest room : noun bathroom
As in latrine : noun lavatory
As in toilet : noun bathroom
As in can : noun toilet

Example sentences :

John had been under her dominion, and proceeded to persuade her.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

John made a helpless gesture, and at a renewed call, went indoors.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Sir John, however, insisted that they should all be ordered back again.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

Friends were there asking after their own Will, or John, or Thomas, as the case might be.
Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge

There is a reference to “pen and ink” in the 3d Epistle of John xiii.
Extract from : « The Story of the Invention of Steel Pens » by Henry Bore

Mr. John Lambert was a millionnaire, a politician, and a widower.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Never, while she lived, would she dwell beneath John Lambert's roof again.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

Chief Justice John Marshall administered the oath of office.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Then there was John Lambert; how could they keep it from him?
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

In a few days John Lambert would return, and then the storm must break.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

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