Jan
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- Abbreviation of January.
TranslationsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- (dated) A male given name from Hebrew
Etymology 3Edit
A clipping or hypochoristic form of Janet, Janice, Janine, Janis, etc.
Doublet of Ivanka, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- A female given name.
- 1899, Paul Leicester Ford, chapter 1, in Janice Meredith:
- "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?" "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend.
- 2008, Stephen King, Just after Sunset, Simon and Schuster, published 2009, →ISBN, page 129:
- She's startled. How long has it been since he called her Jax instead of Janet or Jan? The last is a nickname she secretly hates. It makes her think of that syrupy-sweet actress on Lassie when she was a kid, the little boy (Timmy, his name was Timmy) always fell down a well or got bitten by a snake or trapped under a rock, and what kind of parents put a kid's life in the hands of a fucking collie?
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 4Edit
From various European languages, ultimately from Latin Johannes.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- A male given name, equivalent to English John
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Proper nounEdit
Jan m anim (feminine Jana or Janička, diminutive Honza or Janek or Janeček or Jenda or Jeník or Jeníček)
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Proper nounEdit
Jan
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- a male given name, equivalent to English John. Popular in the 20th century
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 46 783 males with the given name Jan have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch jan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן. Shortening of Johannes.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
FaroeseEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan m
- a male given name
Usage notesEdit
- son of Jan: Jansson
- daughter of Jan: Jansdóttir
DeclensionEdit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Jan |
| Accusative | Jan |
| Dative | Jani |
| Genitive | Jans |
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from German Low German Jehann (/ʝəɦæ̃ˑn/). A Low German and North European variant of German Johann (“John”), popular in Germany at the end of the 20th century.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /jan/, [jan]
- IPA(key): /jaːn/, [jɑːn] (considered wrong by some)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -an, -aːn
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- a male given name
LimburgishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
See alsoEdit
NorwegianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch and West Frisian Jan in the 18th century. A contraction of Johannes (“John”). Newer variant of the more traditional Norwegian Jon.
Proper nounEdit
Jan
- a male given name
Usage notesEdit
- The most common given name of men born in Norway from the 1940s to the 1970s.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan m (diminutive Janek or Jaś or Jasiek or Jasio or Janko)
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
DeclensionEdit
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Contraction of Johan (“John”). Recorded in Sweden since the 17th century.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jan c (genitive Jans)
- a male given name
Usage notesEdit
- Common first part of hyphenated names such as Jan-Erik or Jan-Olof.
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 129 738 males with the given name Jan living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.