Jón

Jón ( IPA : [ joun ], [ jɔun ]) is an Icelandic and Faroese male given name.

Origin and meaning

Jón is a variant of the name John . The Hebrew name root means "God is gracious".

distribution

The name is the most popular male given name in Iceland. In 2012 it was the most common name before Sigurður and Guðmundur .

variants

A variant of the name is Jónsi . Female variants are about Jónína or Jóna .

The name is related to the Icelandic variants Jóhann , Jóhannes and the Faroese Jógvan .

Name bearer

Table of contents A Á B C D Ð E É F G H I Í J K L M N O Ó P R S T U Ú V X Y Ý Þ Æ Ö

A.

• Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson (1927–2010), Icelandic scientist and folklorist
• Jón Arason (1484–1550), Icelandic Catholic Bishop of Hólar
• Jón Bjarni Atlason (* 1971), Icelandic Germanist

Á

• Jón Árnason (Bishop) (1665–1743), Icelandic Bishop of Skálholt
• Jón Árnason (author) (1819–1888), Icelandic author and collector of fairy tales and legends
• Jón Gunnar Árnason (1931–1989), Icelandic sculptor
• Jón Loftur Árnason (* 1960), Icelandic chess player

B.

• Jón Þór Birgisson (* 1975), Icelandic musician
• Jón Bjarnason (* 1943), Icelandic politician (left-green movement)
• Jón Páll Bjarnason (1938–2015), Icelandic jazz guitarist

E.

• Jón Ólafur Eiríksson (* 1987), Icelandic football player

F.

• Jón Guðni Fjóluson (* 1989), Icelandic football player

G

• Jón Gerreksson († 1433), Danish-Icelandic bishop of Skálholt
• Jón Gíslason (* 1983), Icelandic ice hockey player
• Jón Gnarr (actually Jón Gunnar Kristinsson ; * 1967), Icelandic comedian and politician
• Jón Guðmundsson (Scholar) ( Jón lærði Guðmundsson ; 1574–1658), Icelandic scholar and magician
• Jón Guðmundsson (politician) (1807–1875), Icelandic journalist and politician
• Jón Guðmundsson (chess player) (1904–1980), Icelandic chess player
• Jón Gunnarsson (* 1956), Icelandic politician (Independence Party)

H

• Jón Halldórsson (Bishop) (1275–1339), Icelandic Bishop of Skálholt
• Jón Halldórsson (Pastor) (1665–1736), Icelandic pastor and historian
• Jón Halldórsson (track and field athlete) , Icelandic disabled athlete
• Jón Laxdal Halldórsson , known as Jón Laxdal (1933-2005), Icelandic actor and director
• Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (* 1939), Icelandic politician
• Jón Helgason (Bishop) (1866–1942), Icelandic theologian and clergyman
• Jón Helgason (writer, 1899) (1899–1986), Icelandic philologist and poet
• Jón Helgason (writer, 1914) (1914–1981), Icelandic writer
• Jón Helgason (politician) (* 1931), Icelandic politician
• Jón korpur Hrafnsson (* 1255), son of Þuríður Sturludóttir

J

• Jón Rói Jacobsen (* 1983), Faroese football player
• Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson (* 1968), CEO of the Icelandic Baugur Group
• Jón Dan Jónsson (1915-2000), Icelandic writer

K

• Jón Kristjánsson (cross-country skier) (1920–1996), Icelandic cross-country skier
• Jón Kristjánsson (politician) (* 1941), Icelandic politician
• Jón Stefán Kristjánsson (* 1958), Icelandic actor

L.

• Jón Laxdal (actually Jón Laxdal Halldórsson ; 1933–2005), Icelandic actor and director
• Jón Leifs (1899–1968), Icelandic composer
• Jón Loftsson (1124–1197), Icelandic god, scholar and tribal leader

M.

• Jón Magnússon (1859-1926), Icelandic politician
• Jón Magnússon (theologian) (around 1610–1696), Icelandic theologian and author
• Jón Magnússon (handball player) (born 1948), Icelandic handball player
• Jón Arnar Magnússon (* 1969), Icelandic decathlete

O

• Jón Ólafsson (Adventurer) (1593–1679), Icelandic editor, journalist, poet and adventurer
• Jón Ólafsson , known as Jón Grunnvíkingur (1705–1779), Icelandic scholar
• Jón Ólafsson (journalist) (1850–1916), Icelandic journalist and author
• Jón Ólafsson (track and field athlete) (born 1941), Icelandic track and field athlete
• Jón Þór Ólafsson (* 1977), Icelandic politician
• Jón Ólafsson (discus thrower) Icelandic discus thrower
• Jón Óskar (actually Jón Óskar Ásmundsson ; 1921–1998), Icelandic poet, author, musician and translator

P

• Jón Pálmason (1888–1973), Icelandic politician
• Jón Krosslá Poulsen (* 1988), Faroese football player

S.

• Jón Páll Sigmarsson (1960–1993), Icelandic strength athlete (strongman)
• Jón Trausti Sigurðarson (* 1982), Icelandic newspaper editor
• Jón Sigurðsson (1811–1879), Icelandic politician
• Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson (* 1977), Icelandic musician
• Jón Stefánsson , real name of Þorgils Gjallandi (1851-1915), Icelandic writer
• Jón Stefánsson (painter) (1881–1962), Icelandic painter
• Jón Stefánsson (soccer player) (born 1937), Icelandic soccer player
• Jón Arnór Stefánsson (* 1982), Icelandic basketball player
• Jón Kalman Stefánsson (* 1963), Icelandic writer
• Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (* 1967), Icelandic telecommunications researcher and entrepreneur
• Jón Steingrímsson (1728–1791), Icelandic priest
• Jón Sveinsson (1857–1944), Icelandic writer

T

• Jón Thoroddsen (writer, 1818) (1818–1868), Icelandic writer
• Jón Thoroddsen (writer, 1898) (1898-1924), Icelandic writer
• Jón Trausti (1873–1918), pseudonym for Guðmundur Magnusson , Icelandic writer

V

• Jón Vídalín (1666–1720), Icelandic clergyman, Bishop of Skálholt

Þ

• Jón Þórðarson († after 1397), Icelandic priest
• Jón Þorláksson (writer) (1744-1819), Icelandic writer and translator
• Jón Þorláksson (politician) (1877-1935), Icelandic politician

Ö

• Jón Ögmundsson (1052–1121), Icelandic bishop

Fictional characters

• Jón Hreggviðsson , a character in The Icelandic Bell (Íslandsklukkan) by Halldór Laxness

See also

• Jónsson
• Jónsdóttir
• Jon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Johanan. Retrieved October 10, 2017 . 
2. ^ Statistics Iceland