Details for the forename Jon

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Jon (male)


Variants:	Jan (M) Johan (M) John (M) Jöns (M)
Diminutive for:	Jonathan (M)
Can be spelt:	John (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	1. English. Originally a diminutive of Jonathan or a respelling of John [q.v.], from Hebrew "God has been gracious", Jon is now frequently used as a given forename in its own right. 2. Jon is also the Swedish form of John.