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John

The name of six kings of Portugal.

Jon

Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given", and an alternate spelling of John, derived from "YHWH has pardoned". Its popularity has declined steadily since its peak in 1969 at number 65.

John

(1165–1216), son of Henry II, king of England 1199–1216; known as John Lackland. He lost most of his French possessions, including Normandy, to Phillip II of France. In 1209 he was excommunicated for refusing to accept Stephen Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury. Forced to sign Magna Carta by his barons (1215), he ignored its provisions and civil war broke out.

John

See Table at Bible.

John

A toilet.
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John

A prostitute's customer.

John

(slang) A prostitute's client.

John

A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse.

John

(slang) A Western man traveling in East Asia.

John

A male mule.
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John

A proper name of a man.

John

A room equipped with toilet facilities

John

Youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)

John

(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation

John

A prostitute's customer

John

The last of the four Gospels in the New Testament

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