Jon

[ jon ]

/ dʒɒn /

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noun

a male given name, form of John.

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Words nearby Jon

Jolson, jolt, jolty, JOMO, Jomon, Jon, Jonah, Jonah and the whale, Jonah crab, Jonathan, Jonathan spot

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Example sentences from the Web for Jon

I remember H. Jon Benjamin told me it was a way-too-late apology for Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
I like the idea of Jon Hamm… There have been discussions—though I'm not sure how serious they've been.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As ever, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show crew encouraged us to find some humor alongside the horror and the shame.
Jon Stewart Laughs to Keep From Vomiting at the CIA Report|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
PunditFact staff writer Jon Greenberg contributed to this report.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 23|PunditFact.com|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Because they agree that Ty Burrell looks like Jon Hamm if Jon Hamm were a crack addict?
The Latest "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets"|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Wi-jn-jon, the Pigeons Egg Head; one of the most distinguished young warriors of the tribe.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
Wi-jun-jon (an Assinneboin Chief), going to and returning from Washington.
Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. I (of 2)|George Catlin
Ole mars Jon had rudder de hoppergrasses wud kivver de hole lan, und de tarypin bugs too.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
I sees yu a flinging de whoop now, but taint ober nary wun ob ole Mars Jon's mules, dat it taint.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
Don't know, mars Jon, came back the answer, Specks he is dun gone to de baptising in de crick sar.
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington

British Dictionary definitions for Jon

Jon.

/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Jonah

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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