Jon
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name of Jonathan, derived from “YHWH has given”, and an alternate spelling of John, derived from “YHWH has pardoned”. In 2008, Jon was the 527th most popular name in the United States; its popularity has declined steadily (sometimes increasing, but not substantially) since its peak in 1969 as number 65.
It is a name of the Basque Country and Scandinavia, and as Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries it is derived from Johannes.
John (noun)
A prostitute’s client.
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A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse.
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A generic term for Western men while traveling in East Asia.
John (noun)
A male mule.
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the name of six kings of Portugal.
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John I (1357–1433), reigned 1385–1433; known as John the Great. Reinforced by an English army, he defeated the Castilians at Aljubarrota (1385), winning independence for Portugal.
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John II (1455–95), reigned 1481–95.
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John III (1502–57), reigned 1521–57.
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John IV (1604–56), reigned 1640–56; known as John the Fortunate. The founder of the Braganza dynasty, he expelled a Spanish usurper and proclaimed himself king.
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John V (1689–1750), reigned 1706–50.
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John VI (1767–1826), reigned 1816–26.
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(1165–1216), son of Henry II, king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lackland. He lost most of his French possessions, including Normandy, to Phillip II of France. In 1209 he was excommunicated for refusing to accept Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. Forced to sign Magna Carta by his barons (1215), he ignored its provisions and civil war broke out.