Jón

See also: Appendix:Variations of "jon"

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɔun]

Proper noun

Jón m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Jón: Jónsson
  • daughter Jón: Jónsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Jón
accusative Jón
dative Jóni
genitive Jóns

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Jónn, Jón, contraction of earlier Jóann, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jouːn/
  • Rhymes: -ouːn
  • Homophone: jón

Proper noun

Jón m (proper noun, genitive singular Jóns)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Jón (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Jón
accusative Jón
dative Jóni
genitive Jóns

Derived terms

Limburgish

Proper noun

Jón m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
nominative Jón Jön Jönke Jönkes
genitive Jóns Jön Jönkes Jönkes
locative Jónnese Jónneser Jönneske Jönneskes
vocative Jónne ? ? ?
dative¹ Jónnem Jónnemer Jönnemske Jönnemskes
accusative¹ Jón Jön Jönke Jönkes
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

See also

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