"Saint"
It was named after St John the Baptist.
There is nothing in the Bible that says John the Baptist changed his name to Mark. Soon after we first read about John the baptist he is beheaded and that's the last we hear about him.
Last names (surnames) were not used at the time of John the Baptist.
Salome requested the head of John the Baptist.
yes it is-------------------------for example john the baptist
Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist and is mentioned in the book of John near the beginning of the book
John the Baptist's real name is simply "John." He is referred to as "the Baptist" because he baptized people, including Jesus, as a sign of repentance. In the context of biblical texts, he is often referred to as "John" without any additional names.
John the Baptist.
John the Baptist was named John because it was a common name in his family and it also had significance as it means "God is gracious" in Hebrew.
Mandate of Israel: Israel, like ancient cultures named their sons from their patriarchal or tribal origins. The prefix ben or bar means "son of", eg. Shimon barKochva: Simon son of Thunder. David barLev. Saudis, Scots, Irish also uses this form. Ibn Saud, McDougal. John's name would have been Yokanan benZekaryah +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ none, there is another john was pronounced in the bible, his name was john the beloved, he is one of the apostles of Jesus leaning down in his chest.
The name of Jesus aunty was Elizabeth, she was the mother of John the baptist.
Mandate of Israel: Yokanan got "John the baptist" name from the gentiles. His name would have looked like this : YOKANAN BEN ??? where ???= his father's name. Sort of like Ethan McDougal: Ethan son of Dougal. The Hebrew word ben means son of. ******************************************** John the Baptist got his name as he went out to baptise the people before Christ arrived.