Dajohn
Meaning of Dajohn
Dajohn constitutes a modern Anglo-American male given name formed through the morphological fusion of the prefix “Da-” with the traditional name John, itself derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning “God is gracious.” Pronounced in English as /dəˈdʒən/, Dajohn exemplifies a late twentieth-century trend in North American onomastics whereby established biblical anthroponyms are innovatively prefixed to achieve a balance of cultural continuity and individual distinction. Birth-registration data in the United States reveal a consistent, if limited, usage: since the early 1990s, its annual ranking has oscillated between the mid-700s and mid-900s, peaking at rank 762 in 1994 and attaining 926 most recently in 2021. As such, Dajohn occupies a niche within contemporary naming practices, reflecting both reverence for a time-honored etymological heritage and the technical precision of morphological adaptation.
Pronunciation
American English
- Pronunced as duh-JOHN (/dəˈdʒən/)
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