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Janos

OriginHungarian variation of John
Meaning"God is gracious"

About Janos

Pronounced YAH-nosh, has a serious, violin-playing air. Perhaps that's why it has so many nicknames: JANCKZI, JANCSI, JANI, JANKIA, JANKO.

Pronounced YAH-nosh.

As of October 2026, Janos ranked #9229 in US births in 2019 SSA, peaked at #3432 in 1969.

Editor's take: The name Janos is a boy's name meaning "God is gracious".

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  • János Garay

    Hungarian Olympic fencer

  • János Bolyai

    Hungarian mathematician, co,founder of non,Euclidean geometry'

  • János Batsányi

    Hungarian poet

  • János Kádár

    Hungarian communist leader

  • János Starker

    Hungarian,American cellist

  • János Arany

    Hungarian poet, the "Shakespeare of ballads"

  • János Áder

    President of Hungary

  • János Martonyi

    former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Janos in pop culture

  • Janos Audron

    character in the video game "Blood Omen"

  • Janos Skorzeny

    character on TV's "Werewolf"

  • Janos Slynt

    character in the Game of Thrones series

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