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Meaning and origin
Jan is a English boy name. The meaning of the name is `God is Gracious`.


Where is it used?
The name Jan is mainly used in Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech and in Polish.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Evan (In Welsh and in English)
Johannes (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman)
Jack (In English)


For the opposite sex use:
In Russian, Czech, Serbian and in Croatian: Ivan (M)
In Greek: Ioannes (M)
In English and in the bible: John (M)


See also
In Welsh: Iefan
In Welsh: Ifan (M)
In Welsh: Siôn
In Welsh: Ieuan
In Swedish and in Icelandic: Jon
In Spanish: Juan
In Slovene: Janez
In Serbian: Jovan
In Scottish and in English: Ian
In Scottish: Iain
In Russian: Ioann
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioan
In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioana
In Romanian: Iancu
In Romanian: Ionel
In Romanian: Ionela
In Portuguese: João
In Polish: Iwan
In Norwegian and in English: Jonette
In Manx: Ean
In Lithuanian: Jonas
In Latvian: Janis
In Italian: Giovanna
In Irish and in Scottish: Eoin
In Irish: Sean
In Hungarian: János
In Hawaiian: Keoni
In Greek: Ioannis
In Greek: Yannis
In Galician: Xoán
In Finnish and in Hungarian: Jani
In Finnish: Juhana
In Finnish: Juha
In Finnish: Joni
In Finnish: Jouni
In Finnish: Hannu
In Finnish: Juhani
In Finnish: Juho
In Finnish: Jussi
In Finnish: Jukka
In Esperanto: Jochjo
In Esperanto: Johano
In English: Hank (M)
In English: Jonie
In English: Johnny
In English: Johnnie
In English: Johnie
In English: Jonelle
In Dutch, Polish and in Czech: Jana
In Danish: Jens
In Cornish: Jowan
In Catalan: Joan
In Breton and in French: Yann
In the bible (Original): Yehochanan
In Basque and in Romanian: Ion


Extra information:
From Old English. Alternative meanings ( ) Also Czechoslovakian, Dutch, German, Polish, and Scandinavian.

What Jan`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Jan:
   The best thing about the name Jan is that it's very unique and very easy to spell
   The worst thing about the name:
   The worst thing about it is that my dad named me after his other woman at the time
   If my name wasn`t Jan....:
   I guess i proberly wouldn't have been the person I am today [Gracious]
   Extra information:
   The meaning is so powerful it gives a sense of who u really are and am proud to no that I am one of God's gracious

More `Jan` links
Jan as abbreviation
Actors named Jan
Jan in the encyclopedia