Can you name the variants of the name 'John' by language?

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Variants of John Quiz

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Created by: JayHankEdLyonJr -
Contributed: October 15th, 2009
Published: October 23rd, 2009
Category: Language
Plays: 59,816

Tags: john, variant

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	Ieuano:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 16:59 GMT	11 points
	ieuan in a quiz. bout time

	rockgolf:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 16:59 GMT	31 points
	It's just not the same when you're on a road trip, and turn to your buddies and say "Next exit, pull over. I got to go to the Giovanni."

	Dawn:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 17:07 GMT	10 points
	what about Joan like the catalan artist Joan Miro?

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	Bri G:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 17:07 GMT	1 point
	Ion is also the Basque version of John

	moegoldberg:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 17:17 GMT	-1 points
	you should also accept the persian one with 2 Ns instead of 3.

	dudemanbearpig:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 17:29 GMT	0 points
	Swedish: Johan.

	LaStic:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 18:04 GMT	3 points
	Why not accept Sion for Wales?

	JayHankEdLyon:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 18:44 GMT	0 points
	I'm unable to make changes to it now that it's published, in response to Moe and LaStic. For all the suggestions for other languages, this isn't intended to be a 'John in every language' quiz (and I still can't change it); 'Johan' and 'Ion' are already accepted, so why would I add new languages for them? As for Joan, again, this isn't a quiz for every single language.

	mensagrrl1:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 19:42 GMT	-1 points
	Isn't Ewan a form of John, like the actor Ewan McGregor?

	kthejoker:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 20:05 GMT	2 points
	What, no Yanni?

	marisbest:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 20:08 GMT	-4 points
	are oyu sure you cant change it sporcle used to do it all the time like when obama won the nobel prize- try sending a letter to them

	JayHankEdLyon:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 20:12 GMT	-3 points
	Ewan is a form of Eugene, as was stated in previous comments. And yeah, sporcle admins can make changes, but I personally can't anymore.

	JohnJF:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 20:25 GMT	9 points
	@Mr_Negative: So, your name isn't really Mr. Negative?

	ShveLaSoul:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 21:16 GMT	0 points
	Hebrew=Yonatan

	chikka2:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 21:57 GMT	1 point
	Love how the name, this ancient name, cuts through time and national barriers...are there others, say like James or Paul, we could do the same with? Engaging quiz, thanks...

	JayHankEdLyon:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 22:10 GMT	-1 points
	James is actually a derivative of Jacob (and it's also my first name, documentwise) which has no equivalent in several prominent languages like French or German (the closest being Jacques and Jakob, obviously referring to Jacob.) However, there are some interesting James derivatives, my favorite being Seamus.

	zalagreensbury:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 22:43 GMT	4 points
	Woah, lol I'll just pretend like I can pronounce the portugese version.

	fasttrack:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 23:35 GMT	9 points
	i feel so bad for the 1.3 percent who didn't get john

	Brick:	Oct 23rd, 2009 at 23:51 GMT	3 points
	It's so sweet that you type in Jack and get credit for John. That always made the first day of school interesting-trying to explain to the class why everyone calls me Jack when my real name is John...

	funcousins:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 01:39 GMT	-1 points
	Oh, the best sporcle game ever!!! the creator is a genius!!! (:

	aka_anon:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 02:13 GMT	3 points
	My 10 year self would be so disappointed that I didn't get Jean. I even typed out ____-Luc Picard in hopes that it would inspire me.

	archimboldi:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 02:32 GMT	0 points
	Greek? Ioannis?

	GrooGruxKing:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 02:59 GMT	3 points
	I LOVE how it accepted "Gino" for Italian!

	Jelle:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 16:43 GMT	1 point
	Thanks to Jaan Kirsipu for helping me get the Estonian one.

	golf04330:	Oct 24th, 2009 at 22:43 GMT	0 points
	Anyone else see the movie The Man From Earth? I get the feeling the lead character in that movie would have been able to ace this quiz.