/jon/ , n.
1. the apostle John, believed to be the author of the fourth Gospel, three Epistles, and the book of Revelation.
2. See John the Baptist .
3. ( John Lackland ) 1167?-1216, king of England 1199-1216; signer of the Magna Carta 1215 (son of Henry II of England).
4. Augustus Edwin , 1878-1961, British painter and etcher.
5. Elton , ( Reginald Kenneth Dwight ), born 1947, English rock singer, pianist, and songwriter.
6. the fourth Gospel.
7. any of the three Epistles of John: I, II, or III John.
8. a male given name.
[ ME John, Johan, Jon Jo ( h ) annes Ioánnes Yohanan, deriv. of Yehohanan God has been gracious ]