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Janek.

a diminutive of the male given name Jan

5 characters2 syllables approx.Čeština language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈjanɛk]

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Jan

    animate · colloquial · masculine

  2. alternative form of janek (“fool”)

    alt-of · alternative · animate · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew יהוה (YHWH) Biblical Hebrew יְהוֹ־ (yəhō-) Biblical Hebrew חַנּוּן (ḥannūn) Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥɔnɔn)bor. Koine Greek Ῐ̓ωᾰ́ννης (Ĭōắnnēs)bor. Latin Iōannēsbor. Old Czech Jan Czech Jan Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Czech -ek Czech -ek Czech Janek From Jan + -ek.

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