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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.
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