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| − | The name ''''John'''' masc. proper name, c.1160, from Gk. ''Ioannes'', from Heb. ''Yohanan'' (in full y'hohanan) lit. "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." As the name of [[John the Baptist]] and [[John the Evangelist]], it is one of the most common Christian given names. | + | The name ''''John'''' masc. proper name, c.1160, from Gk. ''Ioannes'', from Heb. ''Yohanan'' (in full y'hohanan) lit. "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." <ref> OrthodoxWiki Note: God is Gracious" </ref> As the name of [[John the Baptist]] and [[John the Evangelist]], it is one of the most common Christian given names. |
There are approximately 130 saints with this name, or a common variant. Listed in Orthodox Wiki we have: | There are approximately 130 saints with this name, or a common variant. Listed in Orthodox Wiki we have: | ||
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*St. [[John the Chinese]] ([[June 11]]), see the Bio of St. Mitrof Tsi | *St. [[John the Chinese]] ([[June 11]]), see the Bio of St. Mitrof Tsi | ||
*St. John De Montfort, no commemoration. | *St. John De Montfort, no commemoration. | ||
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Revision as of 02:51, April 7, 2008
The name 'John' masc. proper name, c.1160, from Gk. Ioannes, from Heb. Yohanan (in full y'hohanan) lit. "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." [1] As the name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, it is one of the most common Christian given names.
There are approximately 130 saints with this name, or a common variant. Listed in Orthodox Wiki we have:
- Apostle John
- St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople (November 13 and September 14 and January 30)
- St. John Climacus (March 30), author of "the Ladder" or "Climacus"
- St. John Scholasticus
- St. John of Damascus
- St. John of Kronstadt
- St. John of Rila
- St. John of Vilna
- St. John the Forerunner
- St. John the Hairy
- St. John the Merciful
- St. John the New of Suceava
- St. John the Silent
Not so common saints (not yet listed on OW):
- St. John (Beverley) of England (March 7)
- St. John the Chinese (June 11), see the Bio of St. Mitrof Tsi
- St. John De Montfort, no commemoration.
Notes
- ↑ OrthodoxWiki Note: God is Gracious"
