Given name · Bengali
জন
“God has given”·“a gift of God”·“God is gracious”
জন (jon) is a masculine given name from English. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: John.
Meaning & origin
What it means
জন is Jon written in Bengali script. In English use, Jon is a diminutive of Jonathan. Interpretations include “God has given” and “a gift of God” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions. Jon has a related form in Joan. In Hebrew use, Joan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
জন’s family of names
In Bengali usage, জন has a conventional equivalent in the English form John. In Bengali usage, জন was borrowed from the English form John. In Bengali usage, জন can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jon.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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