John
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Template:Wiktionarypar2 John is a common given name for males. See John (name) for the etymology and versions in other languages.
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Popes
- Pope John I
- Pope John II
- Pope John III
- Pope John IV
- Pope John V
- Pope John VI
- Pope John VII
- Pope John VIII
- Pope John IX
- Pope John X
- Pope John XI
- Pope John XII
- Pope John XIII
- Pope John XIV
- Pope John XV
- Pope John XVI (antipope)
- Pope John XVII
- Pope John XVIII
- Pope John XIX
- Pope John XX (never actually existed)
- Pope John XXI
- Pope John XXII
- Pope John XXIII
- Pope John Paul I
- Pope John Paul II
Antipopes
- Antipope John
- Antipope John XVI (see above)
- Antipope John XXIII
Emperors, kings and other rulers
There have been many rulers called John. See the following lists:
- John I
- John II
- John III
- John IV
- John V
- John VI
- John VII
- John VIII
- John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- John of England
- Archduke Johann of Austria
- The mythological Prester John
Saints
- John the Apostle (also called John the Evangelist)
- John the Baptist
See Saint John (disambiguation) for a list of other saints named John, and for a list of places named after them.
Biblical References
In references to Biblical texts, John refers to the Gospel of John, and 1 John, 2 John, and 3 John to the Epistles of John.
Other
In North America, a john is a slang term for a toilet, perhaps after the name of Sir John Harington who invented it.
A John is also slang for a man who pays a prostitute for sexual favors.
A Dear John letter is a correspondence in which a woman informs her fiancé or boyfriend of her intention to sever their romantic relationship, typically in situations where the man is stationed, as with the military, in a distant location for a period of time.
John or John Thomas is a slang word for the penis.
Hurricane John is the longest living hurricane on record, also crossed the International Date Line and became Typhoon John. This hurricane lasted for a month before dying.
In many years throughout American history, more babies were named John than any other male name. John is a popular name because of its biblical origin.
Trivia
There were more male MPs named John than there were women MPs as in the United Kingdom until the 1997 general election that brought Tony Blair and New Labour to power.
See also
For rabbis named Yochanan, see Rabbi Yochanan (disambiguation).