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Jolyon

Jolyon proper noun: a male given name from Latin, in quiet use since the 1920s.

Proper noun

Jolyon

  1. A male given name from Latin, in quiet use since the 1920s.
    • In that Summer of 1909 the simple souls who even then desired to simplify the English tongue, had, of course, no cognizance of little Jon, or they would have claimed him for a disciple. But one can be too simple in this life, for his real name was Jolyon, and his living father and dead half-brother...1920 October, John Galsworthy, Awakening, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 6

Origin of Jolyon

Medieval spelling of Julian, revived by Galsworthy in Forsyte Saga.

Questions about Jolyon

What does Jolyon mean?
Jolyon means a male given name from Latin, in quiet use since the 1920s.
What part of speech is Jolyon?
Jolyon is a proper noun.

Words near Jolyon in the dictionary

  1. joltless
  2. joltproof
  3. jolts
  4. jolty
  5. Joly
  6. Jolyon
  7. Jolys
  8. joma
  9. Jomalig
  10. Jomayca
  11. Jomda

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