Johnson

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Proper noun

Johnson

1. an English and Scottish patronymic surname derived from the given name John
2. a male given name deroved from the surname
3. any of several place names in the United States founded by people with the surname

Etymology

Literally, "Son of John". Exerpted from the article on John:

Latin Johannes, New Testament Greek Ιωάννης (Iōánnēs), contraction from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Jōħānān, Johanan perheaps from a former J^əhôħānān), meaning "God is gracious"; of great importance to early Christianity (in the names of the Biblical characters John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and John the Evangelist).

The literal meaning of the name Johnson, is "Son of God is gracious", or "Son of God is merciful". John is derived from the original Greek Ιωάννης, which is further derived from the Hebrew word Yôḥānān (which means "God is merciful"). For a more complete etymology of John, see the Wiktionary definition of John, or the Wikipedia article on John (name).

Alternative spellings

• Jonson
• Jonsson
• Johansson
• Johnsson
• Johnston

See also

• Wiktionary's article about John
• Wikipedia's article on Wikipedia:John (name)

Biblical Greek / Hebrew

• The Biblical Greek word "John" (Strongs 2491): Ἰωάννης, blueletterbible.org
• The Biblical Hebrew word "Yowchanan", "Johanan", "Yôḥānān" (Strongs 03110): יוחנן, blueletterbible.org