John is a masculine given name in the English language. The name is derived from the Latin Ioannes and Iohannes, which are forms of the Greek name Ioannes , originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name Yohanan , "Graced by Yah", or , "Yahweh is Gracious". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar).