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What does Jon mean?
Jon 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced jahn. It is of English and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jon is "God is gracious; gift of God". Variant of John or short form of Jonathan. Jon is also used in the French fashion, hyphenated with another name. See also Jean.
STARTS WITH Jo-
Variations
VARIANTS Joncarlo, Joncorey, Jondavid, Jonluke, Jonn, Jonnie, Jonny, Jontae, Jonte, Jonpaul
OTHER FORMS VIA JEAN, JOHN, JONATHAN Anno, Ean, Eian, Eion, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Ewen, Gian, Hans▼, Iain, Ian▲, Ivan▲, Iwan, Jack, Jan▼, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jean▼, Jehan, Jens, Jian, Joao, Jock, Jocko, Johan▲, Johann, Johnie▼, Johnn, Johnny▼, Johon, Jona, Jovan, Juan▼, Juwan▼, Sean▼, Zane▲
FEMININE FORM Johnna
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jon Braylon (J.B.), ..
How popular is Jon?
Jon is a very popular first name for men (#157 out of 1220, Top 13%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#44654 out of 150436, Top 30%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jon was first listed in 1890-1899 and reached its peak rank of #83 in the U.S. during the years 1960-1969, and is presently at #754. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Ean (#1101 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Eian, Euan, Evan (#86), Ewan (#1603), Gian (#1221), Hans (#1446), Iain, Ian (#79), Ivan (#133), Jack (#28), Jan (#1844), Jean (#1240), Jens, Joao, Jock, Johan (#579), Johann (#1389), John (#27), Johnie, Johnny (#354), Jonathan (#63), Jonnie, Jonny, Jonpaul, Jonte, Jovan (#1628), Juan (#139), Juwan, Sean (#269) and Zane (#200) are the popular alternative forms of Jon (#754). Adoption of these relations of Jon reached its most widespread during the years 1880-1889 (ADOPTION OF 8.6%) and is now significantly less (ADOPTION 2.5%, 71% LESS), with forms such as Juwan becoming less in vogue. John has generally been popular among parents, although Zane appears to be becoming a favorite too.
Similar Names
Jon▼ is alike in pronunciation to Gene▼ and June. Other recommended sound-alike names are Con, Don▼, Eon, Ion, Jo, Job, Joe▼, Jorn, Lon▼, Ron▼, Ton and Von. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jon.
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