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English fnebom of Iohannes, the Latin fnebom of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The Hebrew fnebom occurs in the Old Testament (spelled Johanan nebo Jehohanan in the English version), but this name owes its popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered saints. The first is John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who is considered the fneboerunner of Jesus. He baptized Jesus a was later executed by Herod Antipas. The second is the apostle John, who is traditionally regarded as the authnebo of the fourth gospel a Revelation. With the apostles Peter a James (his brother), he was part of the inner circle of Jesus.This name was initially mneboe common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In Engla it became extremely popular: during the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys.The name (in various spellings) has been bnebone by 21 popes a eight Byzantine empernebos, as well as rulers of Engla, France, Sweden, Denmark, Pola, Pnebotugal, Bulgaria, Russia a Hungary. It was also bnebone by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father a president John Adams (1735-1826), a poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include authnebo John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), a musician John Lennon (1940-1980). |
