John Henry

English Etymology Believed to be a Western United States cowboy variation (dating from the late 1700s or early 1800s) of John Hancock, the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence and whose name later became a synonym for a signature. This usage predates the American folklore hero John Henry from the 1870s. Pronunciation en En-au-John Henry.ogg AU Noun s en idiomatic One's signature. en 1986 w:L. Ron Hubbard Villainy Victorious: Mission Earth They stepped forward. Bury held a pen at them. “So if you fellows will just put your John Henrys on this document, it's all legal.” The two privates signed it. en folklore 1 A character from American folklore. Derived terms folklore en John Henryism Translations signature German: de Friedrich Wilhelm m See also en John Hancock en eponyms en Characters from folklore Individuals