Meaning

7 senses

  1. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.

    Johann, Johannes, Jan

    Ива́нIván, Иоа́ннIoánn, ДжонDžon

    Іван, ДжонDžon, Ян

  2. A male given name originating from the Bible [in turn from Hebrew]; very popular since the Middle Ages.

    (informal)Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

    a John Doe murder case; the dreaded Dear John letter; if we were to ask John Q. Public his opinion

    Otto

    ім'ярекimʺjarek

  3. (informal)Used frequently to form an idea personified, as in John Bull, John Barleycorn (see derivations below).

  4. Persons of the Christian Bible: John the Baptist; and names possibly referring to one, two or three persons, frequently called "Saint": John the Apostle, John the Evangelist and John of Patmos (also called John the Divine or John the Theologian).

    Johannes

    ИоаннIoann

    Іван

  5. The Gospel of St John, a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.

    (das Evangelium nach) Johannes, Joh

    Евангелие от Иоа́ннаJevangelije ot Ioánna

  6. One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).

    Johannes, 1, 2

  7. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Examples

7 sentences

  1. When Tom works outside in the winter, he usually wears long johns.

    ruКогда Том работает зимой на улице, он обычно носит теплые кальсоны. — venticello

    deTom trägt gewöhnlich lange Unterhosen, wenn er im Winter draußen arbeitet. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Tom is wearing long johns.

    deTom trägt lange Unterhosen. — freddy1

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  3. Are you wearing long johns?

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  4. He's wearing long johns.

    ruНа нём надеты кальсоны. — Karok

    deEr trägt eine lange Unterhose. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. Tom wore long johns.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
male given name:
name used to address a man whose name is not known:
Русский
By meaning 3
male given name:
biblical persons:
fourth gospel:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
male given name:
name used to address a man whose name is not known:
fourth gospel:
one of the epistles of John:

Origin

From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old En

From Middle English John, Johan, Johannes, from Anglo-Norman Jehan, Johan, and also Old English Iohannes, both from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).

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Forms

Synonyms

13 synonyms
name used to address a man whose actual name is not known (standard):sirA1
name used to address a man whose actual name is not known (colloquial or slang):boyA1manA1mateB2sonA1buddyB1brogovguvMacmisterguvnor
Joh.

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jogB2joggerjoinA1joinerjointB1
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