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English
Alternative forms
(surname): Johansson, Johnsson, Johnston, Jonson, Jonsson
Etymology
Literally son of John. Excerpted from the article on John:
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L. Johannes, New Testament Greek Ιωάννης (IÅánnÄ“s), contraction from Hebrew ×™×•×—× ×Ÿ|×™×•Ö¹×—Ö¸× Ö¸×Ÿ IPAchar|(JÅħÄnÄn, Johanan perheaps from a former J<sup>É™</sup>hôħÄnÄn), meaning "God is gracious"; of great importance to early Christianity (in the names of the Biblical characters John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John the Evangelist).
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The literal meaning of the name Johnson, is "son of God is gracious", or "son of God is merciful".
John is derived from the original Greek Ιωάννης, which is further derived from the Hebrew word YôḥÄnÄn (which means "God is merciful"). For a more complete etymology of John, see the Wiktionary definition of John, or the Wikipedia article on Wikipedia:John (name)|John (name).
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɒnsən|-ɒnsən
Proper noun
Category:English proper nouns
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Johnson
- an English and Scottish patronymic surname derived from the given name John
- a male given name derived from the surname
- any of several place names in the United States founded by people with the surname
- slang the penis
See also
John
w:John (name)|Wikipedia article on the name John
Biblical Greek / Hebrew
The Biblical Greek word "John" (Strongs 2491): Ἰωάννης, blueletterbible.org
The Biblical Hebrew word "Yowchanan", "Johanan", "YôḥÄnÄn" (Strongs 03110): ×™×•×—× ×Ÿ, blueletterbible.org
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