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    Jon
    noun
    a male given name, form of John.
  • Jon.
    Jon.
    abbreviation
    Jonah

Jon

American  
[jon] / dʒɒn /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of John.


Jon. British  

abbreviation

  1. 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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Times staff writer Jon Regardie contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Jon Meacham discusses how American democracy reasserted itself in the midterms through its most fundamental feature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Jon Reardon is director at Rye Oil, which supplies 15,000 residents in south-east England.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Jon Toomey is president and CEO of the Coalition for a Prosperous America, which represents U.S. producers and workers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

“The potholes need more repairs than that thing does,” Jon said.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

“My boyfriend’s cooking me dinner. Not Jon. My new boyfriend.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025

“To be honest with you, I’m sad for the whole Gruden family, not just Jon. But at the end of the day, we’re all accountable for our actions.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021

I tell him, "No, go ahead Jon. What do you want to talk about?"

From Salon ● Feb. 29, 2020

“He’s coming out. I’m sorry, Jon. There’s nothing we can do.”

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 14, 2019

"Jory brought us here once, to fish for trout. You and me and Jon. Do you remember?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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