Jon
noun
a male given name, form of John.
Jon
American
[jon]
/ dʒɒn /
noun
Jon.
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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It would be great if “The Hangover” screenwriters-turned-directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore would leave moms well enough alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nesbitt announced he was stepping down on Tuesday night amid a row with his party leader Jon Burrows.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
About 20 years ago, laboratory scientist Jon Eggert and his colleagues carried out pioneering experiments on diamond melting at high pressure.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
They began publishing acclaimed Norwegian author Jon Fosse’s work three years before he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
“He trusted her,” wrote biographer Jon Meacham, “with the things he valued most.”
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
“My boyfriend’s cooking me dinner. Not Jon. My new boyfriend.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
In 2013, the artists Sam and Toby Alden posted a web comic in which Jon Arbuckle awakes to find himself inside of Garfield, and Garfield tells him, “I’m Sorry Jon. I was so hungry.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
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
“Knowledge is a weapon, Jon. Arm yourself well before you ride forth to battle.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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