why is there a 'h' in my name? john??

Answer 1

it softens the vocal tones

Answer 2

Because:

"The name John derives from the Latin Johanne, simplified from Johannes, which derives from Greek Ιωαννης, Iōhannēs, in turn from Mishnaic Hebrew יוחנן Yôḥānān, Yohanan, during the Second Temple Period, after both John the Apostle and John the Baptist, with the original meaning being "God is merciful."

Johanne has variants: Iohann, Ion, and Ivan where v is pronounced as 'u' - note, the letter J was derived from I, and V from U: compare the Spanish, Juan, and Ivan.

John was first used in England with the arrival of the Normans in the 11th Century and has been in regular use in the English speaking world since the 16th Century. "

Answer 3

Because a jon is a name for a toilet, The spelling John lets people know you are a person.

Answer 4

You should ask why there is a "J".

The letter J is a rather new invention, it actually came into use in English around Shakespeares time....it was an "I" before. It is our newest letter.

That's why the greek version of the name is Iohannes. Hey, there's you "h", in the greek version, the letter eta, which was a vowel.

Answer 5

John = derivitive of ancient name Johann (yo-hahn)

Answer 6

Because that is what your parents chose for the spelling. You'd have to take that up with them.

Answer 7

English has a lot of traces of its root languages

plumBer

Answer 8

Pronunciation.

Remove that "h" and become a REAL ORIGINAL SUPER CAT.

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Answer 9

Same reason there's an 'h' in honest and hour.

Answer 10

if youlisten to yourself saying it you will know why cause you can faintly hear it if you say it correctly