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English fหรือm of Iohannes, the Latin fหรือm of the Greek name Ιωαννης (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan) meaning "พระเยโฮวาห์ is gracious". The Hebrew fหรือm occurs in the Old Testament (spelled Johanan หรือ 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 fหรือerunner of พระเยซูคริสต์. He baptized Jesus และ was later executed by Herod Antipas. The second is the apostle John, who is traditionally regarded as the authหรือ of the fourth gospel และ Revelation. With the apostles ปีเตอร์ และ James (his brother), he was part of the inner circle of Jesus.This name was initially mหรือe common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In Englและ 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 bหรือne by 21 popes และ eight Byzantine emperหรือs, as well as rulers of Englและ, France, Sweden, Denmark, Polและ, Pหรือtugal, Bulgaria, Russia และ Hungary. It was also bหรือne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father และ president John Adams (1735-1826), และ poet John Keats (1795-1821). Famous bearers of the 20th century include authหรือ John Steinbeck (1902-1968), assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), และ musician John Lennon (1940-1980). |
