Yon - Meaning of Yon

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[ 1 syll. yon, yo-n ] The baby boy name Yon is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is YAAN †. Yon is used predominantly in the Basque language and its origin is Hebrew. Yon is a variant of the name John (English and Hebrew).

See also the related categories, hebrew and basque.

Yon is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2018, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Yon, John was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Yon include Yan (German, Russian, and Slavic), Yann (Breton, French, and German), Yen (Vietnamese), Yoan (French and Slavic), Yuan (Manx), Yun, Yune, Euen (Scottish), Jaan (Estonian and Russian), Jahn, Jann (English and German), Yacheem, Yachim, Yameen, Yamin (English, Hebrew, and Indian), Yanae, Yanai (Hebrew), Yani, Yanni (Greek, Breton, and Dutch), and Yannie.

† English pronunciation for Yon: Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"