Jan (name)
| Pronunciation | IPA: [ˈjan] or [ˈja:n] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Dutch |
| Meaning | God is Gracious |
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Evan, Giovanni, Hans, Juan, Hovhannes, Ian, Ioan, Ioane, Ivan, Iven, Ifan, Jack, Jackson, Jane, Janez, Jean, Jhon, Joan, João, Johan/Johann, Johanan, Johannes, Jonne, Jovan, Juhani, Seán, Shane, Siôn, Yahya, Yohannes |
Jan (pronounced Yann or Yaan) is a variant of John in various languages and is a short version of Johannes.
The name is used in Catalan, Czech, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Cornish, Devon dialect, German, Afrikaans, Northern Germanic and Western Slavic Languages. The Slovak spelling is Ján. In English it is a shortened form of the first names Janice, January or Janet with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Arabic.
The Netherlands
In The Netherlands, the name used to be one of the most common given first names. From the 1950s the occurrence of the name decreased. However, it is still is one of the most common names. In 2015, about 3% of the boys are given this name.[1] It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the national team.[2] The other most popular first names for males are Piet, Wim and Henk. Seldom, the name Jan is given to a girl.
The name Jan is often combined with another first name, such as in Jan Peter (for instance in Jan Peter Balkenende), or in Klaas Jan (for instance in Klaas Jan Huntelaar)
Because the name is so common, the name is used in many expressions,[3] such as "Jan met de pet" (Jan with a cap on its head), standing for a common person, generally from a lower social class, or "Jan en alleman" (Jan and all other people), standing for everybody.
People (first name)
- Jan III Sobieski, Polish monarch
- Jan Akkerman, Dutch rock musician
- Jan Amos Komenský, Czech teacher, scientist, educator, and writer
- Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Dutch writer
- Jan Björklund, Swedish politician
- Jan Buijs (1889–1961), Dutch architect
- Jan de Bont (born 1943), Dutch cinematographer, producer, and film director
- Jan de Wit (born 1945), Dutch politician and lawyer
- Jan Dismas Zelenka, Czech baroque composer
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist, and physiologist, discoverer of Purkinje cells
- Jan E. Goldstein, Norman and Edna Freehling Professor of History at the University of Chicago.
- Jan van Gooswilligen (1935–2008), Dutch field hockey player
- Jan Guillou, Swedish journalist and author
- Jan Gunnar Røise (born 1975), Norwegian actor
- Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter
- Jan Hammer, Czech musician
- Jan Hus (burned 1415), Czech religious reformer
- Jan Hron, Rector of University of Life Sciences Prague
- Jan Howard (born 1930), American country music singer
- Jan Huitema (born 1984), Dutch politician
- Jan Jacobsz May, Dutch seafarer and explorer
- Jan Jagla (born 1981), German basketball player
- Jan Heweliusz, Polish astronomer
- Jan Janský, Czech scientist, first classified 4 blood types
- Jan Kalvoda, (born 1953), Czech politician and lawyer
- Jan Kefer, Czech theurgist, astrologist and occult writer
- Jan Koller, Czech footballer
- Jan Korte (born 1956), Dutch footballer and manager
- Jan Kvalheim (born 1963), Norwegian beach volleyball player
- Jan Laštůvka, Czech footballer
- Jan Lisiecki, Polish-Canadian pianist
- Jan Lucemburský, king of Bohemia
- Jan Masaryk, Czech diplomat and politician
- Jan Matejko, Polish painter
- Jan Močnik (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player
- Jan Mohammad Jamali, politician from Jaffarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan.
- Jan Mohammed Khan, Governor of Uruzgan, Afghanistan.
- Jan Mølby, Danish footballer.
- Jan Nepomucký (c. 1345–1393), Czech saint
- Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, writer and poet
- Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer
- Jan Õun (born 1977), Estonian footballer
- Jan Palach, Czech student self-immolated in 1969 protesting against the Soviet invasion
- Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587–1629), officer of the Dutch East India Company
- Jan Podebradský (born 1974), Czech decathlete
- Jan Polák, Czech footballer
- Jan van Riebeeck Dutch seafarer and explorer
- Jan Rubes, Czech-Canadian singer and actor
- Jan Sladký Kozina, Czech revolutionary leader of Chodové
- Jan Šimák, Czech footballer
- Jan Smuts, South African statesman
- Jan Soukup (born 1979), Czech karateka and kickboxer
- Jan Staaf (born 1962), Swedish race walker
- Jan Steen (c. 1626 – 1679), Dutch artist
- Jan Ullrich German former professional road bicycle racer
- Jan Veentjer (born 1938), Dutch field hockey player
- Jan Vetter lead singer of German punk band Die Ärzte, commonly known as Farin Urlaub
- Jan Washausen, German footballer
- Jan Wohlschlag (born 1958), American high jumper
- Jan Žižka z Trocnova, Czech hussite leader
People (middle name)
- Kim Dickens (born Kimberly Jan Dickens), American actress
People (last name)
- Dominique Jan, Columbia University surgeon
- Georg Jan (1791–1866), Italian taxonomist
In popular culture
- "Jan" - Grease (1978)
- "Jan Brady - née Jan Martin" - The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
- "Jan Valek" - Vampires (1998)
- Jan (2012-) TV Series[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Instituut, Meertens. "NVB - populariteit voornaam Jan". www.meertens.knaw.nl. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "'Jan' meest voorkomende voornaam in historie Oranje". Retrieved 2015-06-12.
- ^ "http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/jan". www.etymologiebank.nl. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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