The following is a chronological account of the spelling of JOHN. Starting with the Hebrew language around 970 B.C., it has been spelled differently in many languages throughout the world. The Greek's were the second language having translated the Hebrew's sacred writings into Greek at Alexandria in the third century before the Christian era. [Called the Septuagint.] Of course the Roman Empire followed the Greeks, and their Latin took over the world. This was followed by many other languages throughout the Empire as Christianity became the Western World's official religion. It was Christianity that brought the name JOHN to our little Island.
Hebrew (900 B.C.) = Yohanan = Johanan
Greek (400 B.C.) = Ioannes = Ioannhn = Joannes
Latin (100 B.C.) = Ioan = Johannes
After Christianity introduced:
French (old) = Johan = Jehan = Jan
French (later) = Jean = Jeanno
Gaelic = Iain = Ian
Irish = Sean = Shawn
Welsh = Sion
Scotch = Jock
Russian = Ivan
Polish = Jan
Spanish = Juan
Dutch = Jan
Hungarian = Janos
Slavonic = Janez = Jovan
Italian = Giovanni
Middle English = Jon
Modern English = John
So how do you spell JOHN?
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