Jon

Jon is a Scandinavian and Basque short form of Johannes, itself derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious. In Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, and Faroese traditions it functions as the standard vernacular form of John, while in Basque it similarly serves as the local equivalent of that widespread biblical name. In English, Jon arose as a spelling variant of John, sometimes chosen to distinguish the name visually or to honor a family name origin. Related forms include John, Johann, Johannes, Ivan, Juan, Giovanni, and the Icelandic Jón.