Jan: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Jan | Namipedia

Jan

Pronunciation: YAHN (key)

Names related to Jan: Ian, Jean, John

A cognate of John (God is gracious).

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Meanings and history of the name Jan: | Edit: Jan (YAHN) is the nordic form of Greek, German "Johannes", English "John"
Famous real-life people named Jan: | Edit: Jan van Eyck, Gothic painter
Jan Vetter ("Farin Urlaub"), German pop musician ("Die Ärzte")
Jan Vermeer van Delft, Baroque Painter
Jan Lammers, German race car pilot
Jan Koller, German football player
Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
Jan Hus, Czech Reformer (1369-1415)
Jan Hegenberg, German musician
Jan Delay, German pop musician
Jan in song, story & screen: | Edit: Jan, the bodybuilding brother of Mieke, the German girl the movie "Eurotrip" is about