Janus Name Meaning & Origin
Janus
Pronunciation: JAY-nes, JA-nəs (key)
Related Names:
January
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- Comments and insights on the name Janus
While Janus is a Classical male name, being the name of a Roman god, one must hope that parents would consider the similarity to "Janice" before naming their son Janus.
Some apparently don't (or don't find it important.)
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- Nicknames for Janus
Jan, Jani
- Meanings and history of the name Janus
Means "archway" in Latin. Janus was the Roman god of gateways and beginnings.
Dutch variant form of Johannes.
An Anglicized form of the Polish name Janusz. Pronounced: Yah-nus.- Famous real-life people named Janus
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