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Jon
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What Jon means
- Hebrew and English short form of John or Jonathan: God is gracious / God has given Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Christian saint: John the Baptist and John the Apostle; Jonathan, son of Saul
- Basque God is gracious; Basque form of John New Testament, Quran and Christian saint: John the Baptist (Yahya in the Quran); John the apostle
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 3 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 5 in Spain (2021)
- no. 6 in Iceland (2021)
- no. 97 in Switzerland (2025)
- no. 144 in Norway (2020)
- no. 346 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 398 in Austria (2020)
- no. 636 in Denmark (2019)
- no. 868 in Portugal (2017)
In the United States it was most popular around 1960.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Jack John Jackson João Evan Jonas Jaxon Ian Milan Juan Sean Ivan
Jon in stories
- A Song of Ice and Fire: Jon Snow, the bastard of Winterfell and Lord Commander
- Game of Thrones: Jon Snow, Ned Stark's raised son who joins the Night's Watch
- Garfield: Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's owner