The name 'John' masc. proper name, c.1160, from Gk. Ioannes, from Heb. Yohanan (in full y'hohanan) lit. "Jehovah has favored," from hanan "he was gracious." [1] As the name of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, it is one of the most common Christian given names.
There are approximately 130 saints with this name, or a common variant. Listed in Orthodox Wiki we have:
- Apostle John
- St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople (November 13 and September 14 and January 30)
- St. John Climacus (March 30), author of "the Ladder" or "Climacus"
- St. John Scholasticus
- St. John of Damascus
- St. John of Kronstadt
- St. John of Rila
- St. John of Vilna
- St. John the Forerunner
- St. John the Hairy
- St. John the Merciful
- St. John the New of Suceava
- St. John the Silent
Not so common saints (not yet listed on OW):
- St. John (Beverley) of England (March 7)
- St. John the Chinese (June 11), see the Bio of St. Mitrof Tsi
- St. John De Montfort, no commemoration.
Notes
- ↑ OrthodoxWiki Note: God is Gracious"