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Edit: Given the number of downvotes I'm getting, I'm guessing a lot of people have just learned that they've been pronouncing St. John wrong. Don't beat yourselves up. It's not like it's a terribly common name.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

No, but you said "why do the English pronounce" with no qualification that it's neither the only way nor the most common way.

You're right that it does happen, but your title implies it's the sole or dominant pronunciation.