Jon

Boy
3 letters

English Variant of John or abbreviation of Jonathan 'Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor.' Sometimes used in the French fashion hyphenated with a second name like Jon-Carlo or Jon-Paul.

French Variant of John or abbreviation of Jonathan: 'Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor.' Sometimes used in the French fashion hyphenated with a second name like Jon-Carlo or Jon-Paul.

Hebrew Jehovah has given. Jehovah's gift. Gift from God.

Short form of Jonathan

Jon is a boy’s name of English, French and Hebrew origin. Meaning in English: Variant of John or abbreviation of Jonathan ‘Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor.’ Sometimes used in the French fashion hyphenated with a second name like Jon-Carlo or Jon-Paul. Meaning in French: Variant of John or abbreviation of Jonathan: ‘Jehovah has been gracious; has shown favor.’ Sometimes used in the French fashion hyphenated with a second name like Jon-Carlo or Jon-Paul. Meaning in Hebrew: Jehovah has given. Jehovah’s gift. Gift from God. Jon is a short form of Jonathan. The name has 3 letters.

Related names

Joline

English

A well-established compound of Jo-.

Jolleen

English

A well-established compound of Jo-.

Jollene

English

A well-established compound of Jo-.

Jomar

Hebrew

A combination of Joseph and Mary.

Jonah

Biblical Hebrew

A dove; he that oppresses; destroyer Dove. In the Bible, the prophet Jonah was swallowed by a whale after God caused his ship to sink and then was tossed up onto dry land after three days and nights. Sailors traditionally use the name Jonah to personify someone who brings bad luck.