jon
ジョン
解説 Definition
Jon は英語圏で使われる男性名です。Jonathan などの短い形として使われることがあり、人名としては通常 Jon のように大文字で始めます。
Jon is a masculine given name used in English-speaking communities, often as a short form of Jonathan and sometimes as a spelling variant of John. As a person’s name, it is normally written with an initial capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
人名なので Jon と大文字で始める。Jonathan の短縮形や John の異綴りとして使われ、例文のように冠詞なしで Jon is ...、call Jon と置く。発音は一般に John と同じ /dʒɒn/ または /dʒɑːn/。綴りは三文字の J-o-n で、Jonathan の冒頭 Jon- と結び付けて覚える。
Treat Jon as a person’s name and write it with a capital J. It is often a short form of Jonathan, so the opening letters Jon- provide a reliable spelling connection. Jon can also be used as a variant spelling of John, and the two are usually pronounced alike: /dʒɒn/ in many British accents and /dʒɑːn/ in many American accents. Use the name without an article when referring to a person, as in “Jon is my friend” or “I called Jon.” Keep the spelling distinct from John, which contains a silent h, and from the longer name Jonathan.
例文
Jon is my friend.
ジョンは私の友人です。
I called Jon after lunch.
昼食後にジョンに電話しました。
Jon helped me carry the boxes.
ジョンが箱を運ぶのを手伝ってくれました。
jon の類義語・関連語
jon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ヘブライ語の Yohanan（ヨハナン）が語源で「神は恵み深い」の意。ギリシャ語 Ioannes、ラテン語 Johannes を経て英語で John に短縮された。関連名は Jonathan、Joan。英語圏で最も一般的な男性名の一つ。
Jon is used both as a shortened form of Jonathan and as a spelling variant of John. In the naming tradition described here, it is connected through forms such as Latin Johannes and Greek Iōannēs with Hebrew Yōḥānān, a name commonly interpreted as “the Lord is gracious.” Jonathan has a separate but related Hebrew formation, traditionally understood as “the Lord has given.” Because individual bearers may derive Jon from either naming tradition, its precise historical expansion depends on the person’s full name.
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