Javon
Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Javon
The name 'Javon' is a modern American coinage, likely a variant of 'Javan' or 'Jovon,' meaning "youth" or "young warrior," derived from the Hebrew name 'Yavan' (יָוָן), which refers to Greece or the Greek people in the Bible.
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Etymology
The name 'Javon' is a modern American coinage, likely a variant of 'Javan' or 'Jovon,' meaning "youth" or "young warrior," derived from the Hebrew name 'Yavan' (יָוָן), which refers to Greece or the Greek people in the Bible. It is used primarily in African American and English-speaking cultures, with no specific religious affiliation, though its root appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name of a son of Japheth (Genesis 10:2), representing the ancient Greeks.
Javon currently ranks #1,198 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2001.
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