Janus
Latin
"doorway"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
The name Janus peaked for boys at #4622 in 1922. Janus is occasionally used for girls in 1971.
Popularity of the name Janus
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Famous People Named Janus
- JanusKing of Cyprus
- Janus FriisDanish founder of Skype and Kazaa
The name Janus in Pop Culture
- JanusRoman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, and endings.
- Janusbirth name of the character Magus from the video game "Chrono Trigger"
- Janus Weathercockpen name used by poisoner Thomas Griffiths Wainewright in his 1820,3 contributions to "The London Magazine"
- Mr. Janusextraterrestrial whom Sir Peter Horsley met with according to his autobiography "Sounds From Another Room"
- Janusone of the branches of the Cahill family in "The 39 Clues" book series, descended from Jane Cahill
- Janus Prospero aka Alicefemale character in Resident Evil series
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