Jan

YAHN; ZHAN

Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, and Catalan variation of John

"God is gracious"

Jan Origin and Meaning

The name Jan is a boy's name of Dutch origin meaning "God is gracious".

A standard form of John in Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, and Catalan. Properly pronounced yahn (in most of these languages), most Americans will still equate it with the Brady Bunchesque girls' name Jan.

Jan Rank in US Top 1000

# 961 in the US

Jan Popularity

• 1866 Nameberry 2024
• 844 Unique 2018
• 372 England 2021
• 88 Germany 2023
• 38 Netherlands 2023
• 74 Spain 2022
• 98 Switzerland 2023
• 59 Austria 2019
• 3 Poland 2023
• 16 Slovenia 2023
• 22 Croatia 2023

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Famous People Named Jan

• Jan Harm Pol, Dutch,American veterinarian who stars in the reality show "The Incredible Dr. Pol"
• Jan Hus Czech church reformer
• Jan van Eyck Flemish painter
• Jan Brueghel the Elder Flemish painter
• Jan de Bray Dutch painter
• Jan III Sobieski King of Poland
• Jan Magnussen Danish racing driver
• Jan Mela Polish explorer, teenage double amputee, youngest person to reach the North Pole
• Jan Lammers Dutch racing driver
• Jan Charouz Czech racing driver
• Jan Hammer Czech jazz,pop musician
• Jan Masaryk former foreign minister of Czechoslovakia
• Jan Tinbergen Dutch economist
• Jan Lamb Hong Kong DJ

Jan in Pop Culture

• Doctor Jan Szukalski character from Night trains, by Barbara Wood