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proper noun
- 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
Etymology: Literally son of John. Excerpted from the article on John:<blockquote> Johannes, New Testament Greek (IÅínnÄs), contraction from Hebrew , ÖÖÖ (IPAchar, (JÅÄÄnÄn, Johanan perheaps from a former JÉhíÄÄnÄn)), 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).</blockquote>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 , which is further derived from the Hebrew word YíáÄnÄn (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).
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