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in 2010
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What does the name Jan mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Jan

User Submitted Origins

Polish
39%
English
27%
German
25%
Czech
3%
Hebrew
3%
Puerto Rican
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Mexico, the name Jan is of Hebrew origin and means "Short name of Jo(a)nathan. Jah = God. Nathan = Gift".
  2. A user from Germany says the name Jan is of German origin and means "Short Version of Johannes and means god's grace or god is gracious".
  3. According to 3 people from all over the world, the name Jan is of African Dutch (Afrikaans) origin and means "Gift of God".
  4. A submission from Czech Republic says the name Jan means "Gift from God" and is of Hebrew origin.
  5. A submission from New Zealand says the name Jan means "German Version of John, short Version of Johan which is a short Version of Johannes who is one of the 4 evangelists (English John)" and is of German origin.
  6. A user from Spain says the name Jan is of Scandinavian origin and means "Ancient Scandinavian God".
  7. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Jan is of Spanish origin and means "Short for Joan (John)".
  8. A user from Turkey says the name Jan means "The first ray of the sun".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Jan
One of an intermediate order between angels and men.

Etymology: Ar
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
    Synonyms: january
Wiktionary

From Old French Jehan (“John”).

  1. (dated) A male given name from Hebrew

Shortened from Janet and Janice.

  1. A female nickname, sometimes used as a formal given name.

From Polish, Czech, German, Dutch, modern Scandinavian etc. Jan, from Latin Johannes (“John”).

  1. A male given name, in English mostly applied to foreign language speakers.

    Jan was also found in the following language(s): Czech, Danish, Dutch, Faroese, German, Limburgish, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish

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    Notable Persons Named Jan

    Notable Persons Named Jan

    Jan Smuts

    Jan Smuts was a Prime Minister of South Africa. His career lasted from 1939 to 1948. Jan was born on May 24th, 1870 in Riebeek West. He passed away on September 11th, 1950.

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    Jan Hus

    Jan Hus is a philosopher. Jan was born in 1369 in Husinec, Kingdom of Bohemia.

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    Jan Koum

    Jan Koum is a ceo of whatsapp & managing director in facebook, inc., and facebook. He was most active from 2009 to present. Jan was born on February 24th, 1976 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.

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    Jan Vertonghen

    Jan Vertonghen is a soccer player for the Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Beerschot AC, AFC Ajax, RKC Waalwijk, Belgium national youth football team, Belgium national under-21 football team, and Belgium national football team. Jan was born on April 24th, 1987 in Sint-Niklaas.

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    Miloš Forman

    Miloš Forman is an actor, director, and screenwriter. His most notable accomplishments were from 1953 to present. Miloš was given the name Jan Tomáš Forman on February 18th, 1932 in Čáslav, Czechoslovakia.

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    Jan Oblak

    Jan Oblak is a soccer player for the Atlético Madrid, NK Olimpija Ljubljana (defunct), NK Olimpija Ljubljana (2005), S.L. Benfica, S.C. Beira-Mar, S.C. Olhanense, U.D. Leiria, Rio Ave F.C., S.L. Benfica B, and Slovenia national under-17 football team. Jan was born on January 7th, 1993 in Škofja Loka, Slovenia.

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    • Robert Maxwell
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    • Jan Błachowicz
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      Actress
    • Jan Żabiński
    • Jan Kubiš
      Military Person
    • Jan Brewer
      Member of the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa County
    • Jan Verhaas
      Snooker Player
    • Jan Hammer
      Musician
    • Jan Axel Blomberg
      Musician
    • Jan Veselý
      Basketball Player
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      Film Director
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      Film Director
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    Notable Persons With the Last Name Jan

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Jan

    Orya Maqbool Jan

    Orya Maqbool Jan is a poet and journalist.

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    Lalak Jan

    Lalak Jan is a military person. His military service ended in 1999.

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    Mir Suleman Dawood Jan

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    Shabbir Jan

    Shabbir was born in 19.

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    Liwacz Jan

    Liwacz was born on October 4th, 1898. He breathed his last breath on April 22nd, 1980.

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    Ubaidullah Jan "Kandahari"

    Ubaidullah Jan "Kandahari" was a ghazal singing. His career lasted from 1970 to 1970. Ubaidullah was given the name Ubaidullah Jan in Kandahar. Ubaidullah is also known as Obaidullah Jan. He died in 1980.

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    Common last names for Jan

    Common first names for Jan

    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Jan U.S.
    █  White 24.05% 64.26%
    █  African American 1.76% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 66.37% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 5.18% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 2.39% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Jan

    People with the last name Jan are most frequently White or Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander

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    Fun Facts about the name Jan

  1. What name lists does Jan rank for?
    #83Unisex Names
  2. How Popular is the name Jan? Jan is the 789th most popular name of all time. As a last name Jan was the 14,564th most popular name in 2010.
  3. How many people with the first name Jan have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 76,513 babies born with the first name Jan in the United States. That's more than enough people named Jan to occupy the country of Dominica with an estimated population of 71,293 (as of May 14, 2011).
  4. What year were 5 or more babies first named Jan? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1902 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  5. When was Jan first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Jan is Wednesday, April 13th, 1870.
  6. What year had the most people named Jan born? The highest recorded use of the first name Jan was in 1956 with a total of 3,200 babies. That's a lot of babies named Jan!
  7. Random Jan Factoid: According to the 1949 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Jan ranks 101st in popularity as a baby girl's name in Washington. Imagine that, 58 babies in Washington have the same name in 1949.
  8. Weird things about the name Jan: The name spelled backwards is Naj. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Jan. How do you pronounce that?
  9. How many people have the last name Jan? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 2,046 people with the last name Jan.
  10. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Jan? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Jan as their last name since less than 1 person in 145k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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