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Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan (name), Jonathan, derived from "Tetragrammaton, YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John (given name), John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned".Meaning, Origin and History of the Name John
Behind the Name. Retrieved on 2013-09-06. The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes.


Notable people

*Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player *Jon Anderson (born 1944 as John Roy Anderson), English musician and singer, with Yes (band), Yes *Jon Batiste (born 1986), American musician *H. Jon Benjamin (born 1966, whose first given name is Harry), American actor, comedian, and producer *Jon Bellion, American singer-songwriter and rapper *Jon Bon Jovi, professional name of John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born 1962), American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor, founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi *Jon Culshaw, English comedian and impressionist *Jon Davison, American singer-songwriter and musician (Yes (band), Yes) *Jon Edwards (baseball), Jon Edwards (born 1988), American baseball player *Jon Favreau (born 1966), American film director and producer *Jon Garland (born 1979), American baseball player *Jon Glaser, American actor, producer, comedian, and writer *Jon Gray (born 1991), American baseball player *Jon Gruden (born 1963), American football coach *Jon Hamm (born 1971), American actor *Jon Heder (born 1977), American actor *Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984), American actor and model *Jon Jay (born 1985), American baseball player *Jon Kitna (born 1972), American football player *Jon Kyl (born 1942). United States Senator *Jon Landau, American music critic and record producer, associated with Bruce Springsteen *Jon Lee (disambiguation), Jon Lee, multiple people *Jon Leicester (born 1979), American baseball player *Jon Lester (born 1984), American baseball player *Jon Lieber (born 1970), American baseball player *Jon Lord (1941–2012), Hammond organist for Deep Purple *Jon Matlack (born 1950), American baseball player *Jon Meloan (born 1984), American baseball player *Jon Miller (born 1951), American sports announcer *Jon Moscot (born 1991), American baseball player *Jon Moxley (born 1985), American professional wrestler *Jon Niese (born 1986), American baseball player *Jon Nunnally (born 1971), American baseball player *Jon Pareles, American journalist and music critic *Jon Peters, American film producer *Jon Polito (died 2016), American actor *John Poulos, Jon Jon Poulos (born 1947), American drummer for The Buckinghams *Jon Rauch (born 1978), American baseball player *Jon Robinson (disambiguation), multiple people *Jon Runyan Sr. (born 1973), American football player and politician *Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), American football player *Jon Ryan (born 1981), Canadian gridiron football player *John Singleton (disambiguation), Jon Singleton, multiple people *Jon Snow (disambiguation), Jon Snow, multiple people *Jon Stevens (born 1961), New Zealand singer *Jon Stewart (disambiguation), Jon Stewart, multiple people *Jon Stewart (born 1962), American comedian *Jon Taffer (born 1954). American entrepreneur and television personality (Bar Rescue) *Jon Thorbjörnson (born 1976), Swedish politician *JonTron, pseudonym of American Internet personality Jonathan Jafari *Jon Voight (born 1938), American actor *Jon Warden (born 1946), American baseball player *The Jon, alias of Jonathan Sprague, former member of Steam Powered Giraffe


Fictional characters

*Jon, in the animated comedy series ''Eddsworld'' *Jon Arbuckle, Garfield's owner *Jon Cassidy, a dinoboy from ''Dino Ranch'' *Jon Snow (character), a character in ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' book series and its television adaptation ''Game of Thrones'' *Jon Irenicus, the main villain in the role-playing video game ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn''


See also

*John (given name) *Jonathan (name) *Jón *Jon (Albanian name) *Jon (disambiguation)


References

{{reflist Masculine given names English masculine given names