Janos

Hungarian variation of John
"God is gracious"

Janos Origin and Meaning

The name Janos is a boy's name meaning "God is gracious".

Pronounced YAH-nosh, has a serious, violin-playing air. Perhaps that's why it has so many nicknames: JANCKZI, JANCSI, JANI, JANKIA, JANKO.

Famous People Named Janos

  • János Garay
    Hungarian Olympic fencer
  • János Bolyai
    Hungarian mathematician, co,founder of non,Euclidean geometry'
  • János Batsányi
    Hungarian poet
  • János Kádár
    Hungarian communist leader
  • János Starker
    Hungarian,American cellist
  • János Arany
    Hungarian poet, the "Shakespeare of ballads"
  • János Áder
    President of Hungary
  • János Martonyi
    former Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs

Janos in Pop Culture

  • Janos Audron
    character in the video game "Blood Omen"
  • Janos Skorzeny
    character on TV's "Werewolf"
  • Janos Slynt
    character in the Game of Thrones series