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How to say "John" in Europe (i.redd.it)

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[–] mech@feddit.org 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

John is a biblical name.
Do bible translations in these languages use those names?
Cause in German it's "Johannes".

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 27 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The English Bible itself is a translation. It didn't say John in the originals.

The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן (pronounced [joχanan]), short for יהוחנן (pronounced [jehoχanan]), meaning "God was merciful".

It's dependent on the translation what they decide to use.

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 days ago

San Juan, ofc. A local festivity where we gather old papers in a pile and torch them.