English
Shone
Shone comes from Welsh Siôn ‘John’, and goes back to Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹחָנָןYōḥānān
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάννης
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEIōhannēs
- English1500–presentJohn
- Welshc. 1500–presentSiôn‘John’
- EnglishtodayShone
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEיוֹחָנָןYōḥānān
- Koine Greekc. 300 BCE–600 CEἸωάννης
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEIōhannēs
- English1500–presentJohn
- Welshc. 1500–presentSiôn‘John’
- EnglishtodayShone
The story
Anglicized form of Welsh Siôn (‘John’).
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן
Today it means
name A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן / Shone