Jon

Jon
Gender Male
Origin
Meaning God's Gift
Other names
Related names Jonathan, John, Sean

Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, meaning "God has given",[1] or an alternate spelling of John, meaning "God is gracious".[2] In the year of 2008, Jon was the 527th most popular name in the United States; its popularity has declined steadily (sometimes increasing, but not substantially) since its peak in 1968 as #65.[3] Pet form of Jon include: Jonny and Jonnie.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/jonathan
  2. ^ http://www.behindthename.com/name/john
  3. ^ http://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi