Jhon Paul
Yahweh is gracious (Hebrew) and humble/small (Latin)
Jhon Paul is a biblical / english boy name in the Philippines. In the civil registry as of May 2021 it is number 371, with 19,174 records. It has 2 syllables.
Origin and meaning
Yahweh is gracious (Hebrew) and humble/small (Latin)
Jhon Paul is a phonetic and stylistic Philippine variant of the compound name John Paul. The combination gained massive popularity across the Catholic Philippines following the papacy of Pope John Paul II. The insertion of 'h' after 'J' (Jhon) is a widespread Philippine naming convention reflecting localized English orthography.
A compound given name combining 'Jhon' (a distinct Filipino and Latin American variant spelling of John, from Hebrew Yochanan meaning 'Yahweh is gracious') and 'Paul' (from Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble').
Name character
In the Philippines
Frequently shortened to 'JP', 'Jhon', or 'Paul'. The 'Jhon' spelling is one of the most prevalent localized orthographic variations in Philippine civil registry records.
Related forms
- Juan Pablo Spanish
- John Paul English
- Jean-Paul French
- Giovanni Paolo Italian
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Jhon Paul with common surname pairs
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Is Jhon Paul a common boy name in the Philippines?
In the civil registry as of May 2021, Jhon Paul is number 371, with 19,174 records. That is not the 2024 birth list, and it does not say the name is a better choice. How it sounds with both family surnames is a separate score.