I. ˈjän noun
Etymology: Late Latin Johannes, from Greek Iōannēs, from Hebrew Yōhānān
Date: 12th century
1. : a Jewish prophet who according to Gospel accounts foretold Jesus' messianic ministry and baptized him — called also John the Baptist
2. : an apostle who according to various Christian traditions wrote the fourth Gospel, the three Johannine Epistles, and the Book of Revelation
3. : the fourth Gospel in the New Testament — see bible table
4. : any of three short didactic letters addressed to early Christians and included in the New Testament — see bible table
II. ˈjän biographical name
name of 21 popes: especially XXIII ( Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli ) 1881-1963 (pope 1958-63)
III. biographical name
1167-1216 John Lack·land ˈlak-ˌland king of England (1199-1216)
IV. biographical name
Augustus Edwin 1878-1961 British painter & etcher