Jan

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[edit] English

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Jan or Jan.

  1. January

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French Jehan (“‘John’”)

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Singular
Jan

Plural
-

Jan

  1. (dated) A male given name

[edit] Etymology 2

Shortened from Janet and Janice.

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Singular
Jan

Plural
-

Jan

  1. A female nickname, sometimes used as a formal given name.
[edit] Quotations
  • 1899 Paul Leicester Ford: Janice Meredith: Chapter 1:
    "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?"
    "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend.

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From Johannes.

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Singular
Jan

Plural
-

Jan

  1. A male given name of Polish, Czech and Dutch origin, also used in Germany and Scandinavia.

[edit] Czech

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Jan m.

  1. A male given name, cognate to John.

[edit] Danish

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Jan

  1. A male given name, a cognate of John popular in the 20th century.

[edit] Dutch

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Jan

  1. A male given name, cognate to John or Jan.

[edit] German

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Jan

  1. A male given name, a Low German and North European variant of Johann ( =John ), popular in Germany in the end of the 20th century.

[edit] Limburgish

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Jan m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English John.

[edit] Inflection

Inflection
Root singular Root plural Diminutive singular Diminutive plural
nominative Jan Jen Jenke Jenkes
genitive Jans Jen Jenkes Jenkes
locative Jannese Janneser Jenneske Jenneskes
vocative Janne  ?  ?  ?
dative¹ Jannem Jannemer Jennemske Jennemskes
accusative¹ Jan Jen Jenke Jenkes
  • Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.

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[edit] Norwegian

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Jan

  1. A male given name, a cognate of John popular in the 20th century.

[edit] Polish

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Jan m. (diminutive Janek, Jaś, Jasio)

  1. A male given name (equivalent to John)

[edit] Declension

Singular Plural
Nominative Jan Janowie
Genitive Jana Janów
Dative Janowi Janom
Accusative Jana Janów
Instrumental Janem Janami
Locative Janie Janach
Vocative Janie Janowie

[edit] Swedish

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Jan

  1. A male given name, short form of Johan ( =John), also a common first part of hyphenated names such as Jan-Erik or Jan-Olof.
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