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St. John

UK/ˌseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɒn/US/ˌseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɑn/

St. John proper noun: an English surname from Old French. Also the alternative form of Saint John.

Proper noun

St. John

  1. An English surname from Old French.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in Florida.
  4. A town in Lake County, Indiana, partly within St. John Township; named for early settler John Hack.
  5. A township in Lake County, Indiana.
  6. A city, the county seat of Stafford County, Kansas; named for Kansas Governor John St. John.
  7. A city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
  8. An inactive township in New Madrid County, Missouri.
  9. An unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Missouri.
  10. A minor city in Rolette County, North Dakota.
  11. A town in Whitman County, Washington; named for early settler E. T. St. John.
  12. An unincorporated community in the town of Woodville, Calumet County, Wisconsin.

Also used as

St. John is also the alternative form of Saint John.

Forms of St. John

alternative formSt John

Questions about St. John

What does St. John mean?
St. John means an English surname from Old French.
What part of speech is St. John?
St. John is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce St. John?
St. John is pronounced /ˌseɪnt ˈd͡ʒɒn/ (UK).

Words near St. John in the dictionary

  1. St. James Wort
  2. St. James' Way
  3. St. James' wort
  4. St. James's Wort
  5. St. James-wort
  6. St. John
  7. St. John the Baptist Parish
  8. St. John's
  9. St. John's bread
  10. St. John's Day
  11. St. John's Wood vestal

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