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'''Jhon''' is an alternative spelling of the English given name [[John (given name)|John]]. Its usage is popular in [[South America]], especially in [[Colombia]], where it is one of the most common names in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nombres de Colombia - Nombres colombianos más comunes|url=https://nombresdepersona.com/colombia|access-date=2021-10-19|website=nombresdepersona.com|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Colombian names - Top 100 first names in Colombia & statistics|url=http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/penpals/stats.php?Pays=COL|access-date=2021-10-19|website=www.studentsoftheworld.info}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Colombian names - Top first names from Colombia|url=http://top-names.info/names.php?S=M&P=COL|access-date=2021-10-19|website=top-names.info}}</ref>
{{Infobox given name
|name            = Jhon
|pronunciation   =
|gender          = [[Male]]
|petname         =
|feminine        =
|region          = [[Colombia]]
|origin          = Aestheticization of [[Spanish language|Spanish]] "''Juan''"{{fact|date=February 2023}}
|related names   = [[John (given name)|John]], [[Euan]], [[Evan]], [[Giovanni (name)|Giovanni]], [[Hans (name)|Hans]], [[Hovhannes (disambiguation)|Hovhannes]], [[Ian]], [[Ioan]], [[Ioane]], [[Ivan (name)|Ivan]], [[Iban (name)|Iban]], [[Iven (given name)|Iven]], [[Ifan (given name)|Ifan]], [[Jack (given name)|Jack]], [[Jackson (name)|Jackson]], [[Jan (name)|Jan]], [[Jane (given name)|Jane]], [[Janez (given name)|Janez]], [[Jean (male given name)|Jean]], [[Joan (given name)|Joan]], [[João]], [[Johan (given name)|Johan]]/[[Johann]], [[Johanan]], [[Johannes]], [[Jon (disambiguation)|Jon]], [[Jonne (name)|Jonne]], [[Jovan (given name)|Jovan]], [[Juhani]], [[Seán]], [[Shane (name)|Shane]], [[Siôn]], [[Yahya (name)|Yahya]], [[Yohannes (given name)|Yohannes]], [[Zane]]
}}
==Origin==
Jhon originates from [[Hebrew]] ''Yohanan'' (יוֹחָנָן‎), "Graced by Yah", or ''Yehohanan'' (יְהוֹחָנָן‎), "Yahweh is Gracious".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Admin|date=2018-01-25|title=¿Cuál es el significado de Jhon?|url=https://significadosdenombres.net/cual-es-el-significado-de-jhon/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=Significados de nombres|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=What is the full mean of John? – AnswersToAll|url=https://answerstoall.com/popular/what-is-the-full-mean-of-john/|access-date=2021-10-19|website=answerstoall.com}}</ref>
==Notable people with the name Jhon==
===Athletes===
====Footballers====
* [[Jhon Castillo]] (born 1983), Colombian forward
* [[Jhon Charría]] (born 1978), Colombian midfielder
* [[Jhon Cley Jesus Silva]] (born 1994), Brazilian midfielder
* [[Jhon Córdoba]] (born 1993), Colombian striker
* [[Jhon Culma]] (born 1981), Colombian former defensive midfielder
* [[Jhon Durán]] (born 2003), Colombian striker
* [[Jhon Epam]] (born 1983), Equatoguinean striker
* [[Jhon Kennedy Hurtado]] (born 1984), Colombian forward
* [[Jhon Jairo Mosquera]] (born 1988), Colombian forward
* [[Jhon Mosquera (footballer, born 1990)|Jhon Mosquera]] (born 1990), Colombian midfielder
* [[Jhon Obregón]] (born 1990), Colombian striker
* [[Jhon Pírez]] (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer
* [[Jhon Valencia]] (born 1982), Colombian midfielder
* [[Jhon Viáfara]] (born 1978), Colombian midfielder
* [[Jhon van Beukering]] (born 1983), Dutch-born Indonesian striker
* [[Jhon Lucumí]] (born 1997), Colombian defender
* [[Jhon Murillo]] (born 1995), Venezuelan forward
* [[Jhon Wilson Murillo]] (born 1990), Colombian midfielder
====Cyclists====
* [[Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado]] (born 1988), Colombian cyclist
* [[Jhon García]] (born 1974), male professional track and road racing cyclist from Colombia
* [[Jhon González]] (born 1971), Colombian former cyclist
* [[Jhon Jarrín]] (1961–2021), Ecuadorian former cyclist
* [[Jhon Quiceno]] (born 1954), Colombian former cyclist
* [[Jhon Anderson Rodríguez]] (born 1996), Colombian cyclist
====Other sports====
* [[Jhon Édison Rodríguez]] (born 1991), Colombian fencer
* [[Jhon Obando]] (born 2001), Colombian para-athlete
* [[Jhon Romero]] (born 1995), Colombian baseball pitcher
* [[Jhon Solís (sprinter)|Jhon Solís]] (born 1993), Colombian sprinter
==See also==
* [[Alternate forms for the name John]]
==References==
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[[Category:Spanish masculine given names]]