Janek
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About Janek
A short form of the very popular Polish name Jan, which is the equivalent of John in English. Short forms ending in -ek are very widespread in Poland, but it is rare that one is given as the official birth certificate name.
Pronounced YAH-nek.
As of October 2026, Janek ranked #10249 in US births in 2022 SSA.
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Famous Janeks
- Janek Schaefer
English sound artist
- Janek Gwizdala
English jazz bassist and record producer
- Janek Juzek
Czech exporter of orchestral string instruments bearing his Anglican name, John Juzek
- Janek Meet
Estonian footballer
- Janek Sirrs
film visual effects artist
- Janek Tombak
Estonian cyclist
Janek in pop culture
- Dr Gunter Janek
character in the movie "Sneakers"
- Janek Sunber
character in the "Star Wars" universe
- "Ballad of Janek Wiśniewski
" fictionalized poem about Polish protestor Zbigniew Godlewski by Mieczysław Cholewa