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{{About|the given name and surname|other uses|Saint John (disambiguation){{!}}Saint John}}
{{About|the given name and surname|other uses|Saint John (disambiguation){{!}}Saint John}}
'''St John''' or '''St. John''' is a given name and surname. It can be pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|dʒ|ᵻ|n}} or {{IPAc-en|-|ʒ|ən}} in the United Kingdom, particularly if it is the first part of a hyphenated family name or a given name. Use of the [[full stop]] separator (period) is uncommon in some countries, especially those that use [[Commonwealth English]].
'''St John''' or '''St. John''' is a given name and surname. It can be pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|n|dʒ|ᵻ|n}} or {{IPAc-en|-|ʒ|ən}} sometimes in some places, particularly if it is the first part of a hyphenated family name or a given name. Use of the [[full stop]] separator (period) is uncommon in some countries, especially those that use [[Commonwealth English]].


== People with the given name ==
== People with the given name ==

Revision as of 08:01, 20 September 2020

St John or St. John is a given name and surname. It can be pronounced /ˈsɪnɪn/ or /-ʒən/ sometimes in some places, particularly if it is the first part of a hyphenated family name or a given name. Use of the full stop separator (period) is uncommon in some countries, especially those that use Commonwealth English.

People with the given name

Fictional characters with the given name

  • St. John Allerdyce, real name of Pyro, fictional supervillain
  • St. John Hawke, fictional character in Airwolf
  • St. John Rivers, clergyman in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre
  • St. John Powell, fictional partner of fictional Advertising firm "Putnam, Powell and Lowe" in TV series Mad Men

People with the surname

Baronets of Lydiard Tregoze (1611)

Barons St John of Bletso (1559)

See also