John

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ORIGIN & HISTORY

The name John comes from the Hebrew "Yohanan," which became the Greek, "Ioannes" and the Latin "Johanne."

In the Anglo-Saxon period of English history, John was considered a unique, religious name. It was rarely used outside of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is the name of the two most important Testament characters. One was John the Baptist and the second was the apostle John brother, of the apostle James. The name was born by 23 popes, also the rulers of Hungary, Poland, Portugal and France. John is the most popular of the Christian names.

Since the time of the Crusades, John has been a common given name in English speaking countries. John, alternating with the name William was the most common name in England and English speaking North America from around 1550 until 1924, at which point it began to decline in popularity.

POPULARITY

John is one of the most popular names in history, including kings, popes, heroes, villains, saints. In the United States, John is the 20th most popular first name and the 1172nd most common surname.

The most looked at searches on the web for the name John are (in order of popularity):

1. John Cena.
2. Lil John.
3. John Holmes.
4. John Deere.
5. John Mayer.
6. Elton John.
7. John Lennon.
8. John Mark Karr.
9. Papa Johns.
10. John Tucker must die.

FACTS

• The scrabble score for John is 14
• Jhon is an anagram of John
• There are 42 towns in the USA that include John in their name
• Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious was born as Simon John Ritchie and while he was living with John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), John Wardle and John Gray the four were occasionally called The Four Johns.

NAMESAKES

• Bibb lettuce was named after John B. Bibb, mid-19th century horticulturist of Frankfort of Kentucky
• Endicott pear was named in honor of John Endicott (1588-1665), early settler and governor of Massachusetts, who imported pear trees from England.
• John Dory - the English name for a saltwater fish, known other places in Europe as Saint Peter's.
• McIntosh apple was named for John McIntosh (1777-1846), American-Canadian farmer who discovered the variety in Ontario.
• Oysters Rockefeller, named after John D. Rockefeller; the original recipe remains a family secret.
• Meet John Doe presented by Frank Capra a 1941 comedy/drama film.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Jon Bon Jovi (born John Francis Bongiovi), Jr. March 2, 1962) is an American singer, musician, songwriter and actor.Lead singer and founder of the rock band Bon Jovi, he has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide.
• John Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician who gained fame as one of the founders of The Beatles.
• John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band is the name of an American rock band of the 1970s and 1980s.Originally known as simply Beaver Brown.

OTHER JOHN'S

John Banks, John Altman, John Beckwith, John Broughton, John Capobianco, John Cole, John Georges, John Grossman, John Kent, John Lilly, John MacArthur, John McCusker, John McPherson, John Milton, John Mueller, John Pearse, John Polakowski, John Rooney, John Sanborn, John Sinnott, John Wallace, John Werner, John Smith, John Johnson, John Williams, John Jones, John Brown, John Davis, John Miller, John Wilson, John Moore, John Taylor, John A-minor, John A-turini, John Aab, John Aabel, John Aaberg, John Aaby, John Aach, John Aadda, John Aadland, John Aaen, John Aaenson, John Aag, John Aagard, John Aagenes, John Aagesen, John Aajyftiu, John Aaker, John Aakhus, More results

Author: Rachael Beck