Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page's infobox for more variants.)
| Pronunciation | Czech: [jan] German: [jan] Dutch: [jɑn] Polish: [jan] |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Hebrew |
| Meaning | "YHWH has been gracious" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Jaan, Jann, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ion, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Xan, Xoán, Yahya, Yann, Yohannes |
The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, Devon dialect, Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in Czech Republic. In English, the name "Jan" is related to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janet, Janice, or January, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian, Greek, and Armenian.
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