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Jon is a shortened form of the common given name of Jonathan derived from YHWH has given and an alternate spelling of John derived from YHWH is gracious. In the year of 2008 Jon was the 527th most popular name in the United States; its popularity has declined steadily (sometimes increasing but not substantially) since its peak in 1968 as #65. Pet forms of Jon include: Jonny and Jonnie. In Luxembourgish Jon is a short form of Simeon.