Jan
YAHN; ZHAN
Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, and Catalan variation of John
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Jan Origin and Meaning
The name Jan is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "God is gracious".
A standard form of John in Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, and Catalan. Properly pronounced yahn (in most of these languages), most Americans will still equate it with the Brady Bunchesque girls' name Jan.
# 961 in the US
Jan Rank in US Top 1000
Jan Popularity
- 1505Nameberry2024
- 844Unique2018
- 372England2021
- 88Germany2023
- 38Netherlands2023
- 74Spain2022
- 61Switzerland2022
- 59Austria2019
- 3Poland2023
- 17Slovenia2022
- 25Croatia2022
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- Jan III SobieskiKing of Poland
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- Jan CharouzCzech racing driver
- Jan HammerCzech jazz,pop musician
- Jan Masarykformer foreign minister of Czechoslovakia
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Jan in Pop Culture
- Doctor Jan Szukalskicharacter from Night trains, by Barbara Wood