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 (also compare 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.
john (n.)
"toilet," 1932, probably from jakes, used for "toilet" since 15c. Meaning "prostitute's customer" is from 1911, probably from the common, and thus anonymous, name by which they identified themselves. Meaning "policeman" is 1858, from shortening of johndarm, jocular anglicization of gendarme.
例文
1. We gave the gate money to the St John Ambulance brigade.
私たちはチケット収入をすべて聖ジョン救急隊に寄付しました。
2. John ，I 'm sorry for Steve，but I think you 've made the right decisions.
ジョン、スティーブのことを悲しんでいますが、あなたの決定は正しいと思います。
3.Sue and John were especially thrilled with this award.
ヒューとジョンはこの賞を受賞することに興奮している。
4.At 84, John feels his age precludes too much travel.
84歳のジョンは自分が年を取っていると感じて、あまり多くの旅行をすることができない。
5.Pope John Paul celebrated mass today in a city in central Poland.