The name John in its Greek form á¼°ÏÎ¬Î½Î½Î·Ï (IÅannÄs) features prominently in the New Testament, being borne by John the Baptist, John the Apostle, and several others; the Gospel of John, three epistles, and Revelation are each attributed to a John . As a result, the name became immensely popular in Christian societies.n Welsh, the name John is rendered as Ieuan (pronounced as Yay-an or Yey-an), and as Ifan (pronounced IV-an), Ianto (pronounced as Yan-to) or Ioan (pronounced as Yo-an) or Sion (siÃ´n pronounced As-sh). On ifan eventually became rendered Into english As. evan
This is ironic, because the spot-type disc brake is an American invention. In 1898, Elmer Ambrose Sperry of Cleveland designed an electric car having front-wheel disc brakes. He made a large disc integral with the hub on each wheel.
1 France: Between 1896 and 1931 LÃ©on BollÃ©e built petrol powered cars. 2  LÃ©on was a son of AmÃ©dÃ©e BollÃ©e Sr., who started building steam powered cars in France in 1873.  Leon's first car was a three-wheeled tandem. It was powered by a single-cylinder 3 hp petrol fuelled engine.