John

male given name
Intangible male_given_name Q4925477
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John is a male given name.[1].

John

Summary

John is a male given name[1]. John ranks in the top 0.092% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,383 views/month, #3 of 3,266).[2]

Key Facts

  • John's instance of is recorded as male given name[3].
  • John's writing system is recorded as Latin script[4].
  • John's Commons category is recorded as John (given name)[5].
  • John's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • John's language of work or name is recorded as German[7].
  • John's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch[8].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jean[9].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jan[10].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jon[11].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jón[12].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Joan[13].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as João[14].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Ioann[15].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Ioannis[16].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Ioannes[17].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Johannes[18].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jóhannes[19].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Johann[20].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jóhann[21].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Johan[22].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Juan[23].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Yann[24].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Jógvan[25].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Xoán[26].
  • John's said to be the same as is recorded as Giovanni[27].

Body

Definition and Type

John's instance of is recorded as male given name[3].

Why It Matters

John ranks in the top 0.092% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,383 views/month, #3 of 3,266).[2] John has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] John is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Johnson, Q141189036, Q141242306 +15
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2976]]: [[Q141668701]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791415104774"
  2. 4d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Johnson, Q141189036, Q141242306 +15
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2976]]: [[Q141574649]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791275711318"
  3. 6d ago · 日巫女 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Johnson, Q141189036, Q141242306 +15
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'diq', 'en', 'es', 'fi', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2976]]: [[Q141189036]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791119184727"
  4. 11w ago · ForeverFlying · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → John_-_drengenavn
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: John_-_drengenavn"
  5. 13w ago · Fryed-peach · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → John
    Has list → alternate forms for the name John
    Patronym or matronym for this name → Johnson, Q141189036, Q141242306 +15
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||zh-tw */ Cleanup: remove self_stated_in refs; remove alias=label/mul ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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