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Johns¹

Where it comes from

Variant of John with genitival or excrescent -s or a variant of Jones.

proper noun Johns · Johnses

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Johns Hopkins
  3. A township in Appanoose County, Iowa, United States, named for the many early settlers named John.
  4. An unincorporated community in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States.
  5. A former community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Johns Valley, Oklahoma.

Johns²

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

proper noun

  1. plural plural of John

noun

  1. plural plural of John

johns³

noun

  1. plural plural of john

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: whoremonger, whoremaster, facility, privy, lav, can, toilet, bathroom, lavatory, saint john, st john, john lackland, jones, porta, jean, university

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johns. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/johns

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"johns." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/johns.

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@misc{johns_2026,
  title = {johns},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/johns},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}