Žanis

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 19th century. From French Jean (“John”).

Proper noun

Žanis m

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Žans, Žanna, Žanete
• Jānis

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Žanis was the only given name of 839 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.