Jan name - Meaning of Jan
- Gender
- Masculine & Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 7
- Usage
- Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, Catalan, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- YAHN (Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, German)
- Jan Meaning
- Form of Johannes. This name was borne by the 15th-century Flemish painter Jan van Eyck and the 17th-century Dutch painter Jan Vermeer. Jan is a Slavic, German, Dutch and Scandinavian variant of John. John originates in Hebrew language and means "God is merciful". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. Throughout history it was borne by numerous kings, princes, emperors, popes and saints, the most famous being John the Baptist and John the Apostle. More recently, the famous bearers include John F. Kennedy and John Lennon.
Jan Related Names
Variants: Johan, Johannes (Dutch), Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Swedish), Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Norwegian), Jens, Johan, Johannes, Jon (Danish), Johan (Czech), Janusz (Polish), Janez, Anže (Slovene), Johann, Johannes (German), Johan (Low German), Joan (Catalan)
Diminutives: Hanne, Hannes, Hans, Jo, Joop (Dutch), Hans, Janne (Swedish), Hans (Norwegian), Hans, Jannick, Jannik (Danish), Janek (Czech), Janek (Polish), Janko (Slovene), Hannes, Hans, Jo (German), Hanke (Low German)
Feminine Forms: Jana, Janna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje (Dutch), Janina, Janna, Jannicke, Jannike (Swedish), Jana, Janička, Johana (Czech), Janina (Polish), Jana (Slovene), Jana, Janina (German), Jana (Catalan)
Other Languages: Deshaun, Deshawn, Keshaun, Keshawn, Rashaun, Rashawn (African American), Gjon (Albanian), Yahya (Arabic), Hovhannes, Ohannes (Armenian), Ganix, Ion, Jon (Basque), Yan (Belarusian), John (Biblical), Ioannes (Biblical Greek), Yehochanan, Yochanan (Biblical Hebrew), Iohannes (Biblical Latin), Yann, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick (Breton), Ioan, Ivan, Yan, Yoan, Ivo, Yanko (Bulgarian), Jowan (Cornish), Ghjuvan (Corsican), Ivan, Ivica, Ivo, Janko, Vanja (Croatian), Evan, Ian, Ivan, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Hank, Jack, Jake, Johnie, Johnnie, Johnny, Jon, Shayne, Van (English), Johano, Joĉjo (Esperanto), Jaan, Johannes, Juhan (Estonian), Jani, Janne, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani, Hannes, Hannu, Juha, Juho, Jukka, Jussi (Finnish), Jean, Yann, Jeannot, Yanick, Yannic, Yannick (French), Xoán (Galician), Ioane, Ivane, Vano (Georgian), Ioannes, Ioannis, Yanni, Yannis, Yianni, Yiannis (Greek), Keoni (Hawaiian), Yochanan (Hebrew), János, Jancsi, Jani, Janika (Hungarian), Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jón (Icelandic), Eoin, Sean, Seán, Shane (Irish), Giovanni, Gian, Gianni, Giannino, Nino, Vanni (Italian), Johannes, Joannes (Late Roman), Jānis (Latvian), Sjang, Sjeng (Limburgish), Jonas (Lithuanian), Ivan, Jovan, Ivo (Macedonian), Ean, Juan (Manx), Hann, Jan, Jon, Hankin, Jackin, Jankin (Medieval English), Jehan (Medieval French), Zuan (Medieval Italian), Joan (Occitan), João, Joãozinho (Portuguese), Ioan, Ion, Iancu, Ionel, Ionuț, Nelu (Romanian), Ioann, Ivan, Vanya (Russian), Juhán (Sami), Eoin, Iain, Ian (Scottish), Ivan, Jovan, Ivo, Janko, Vanja (Serbian), Ján, Janko (Slovak), Iván, Juan, Xuan, Juanito (Spanish), Yahya (Turkish), Ivan (Ukrainian), Evan, Iefan, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Iwan, Siôn, Ianto (Welsh)
Jan Celebrities
Jan Barrett - football player, Jan Berry - musician, Jan Burke - author, Jan de Bont - film director, Jan Dukes - baseball player, Jan Hajek - tennis player, Jan Karon - author, Jan Kemp - author,
