Jan

Meaning

a male given name, equivalent to English John

John

Jack

Johnny

Hank

Joe

Juan

Jean

Joan

Sean

Shane

Shawn

Frequency

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/jɑn/

From Middle Dutch jan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן. Shortening of Johannes.

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Sentences

Jan is even groot als Joachim .

Jan is the same height as Joachim.

Jan en Mieke gingen samen bergen beklimmen in de buurt van Lyon.

Jan and Mieke went climbing mountains together near Lyon.

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