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    The English Bible itself is a translation. It didn’t say John in the originals.

    The name is ultimately derived from the Biblical Hebrew name יוחנן (pronounced [joχanan]), short for יהוחנן (pronounced [jehoχanan]), meaning “God was merciful”.

    It’s dependent on the translation what they decide to use.