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Jan.

Abbreviation of January.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name

  1. Abbreviation of January.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  2. A male given name from Dutch.

name/d͡ʒæn/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/d͡ʒan/British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales/d͡ʒɛn/New-Zealand

  1. A male given name from Hebrew.

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Where this word comes from

From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.

name/d͡ʒæn/

  1. A female given name.

Where this word comes from

A clipping or hypochoristic form of Janet, Janice, Janine, Janis, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

name/jɑːn//jæn/

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

Where this word comes from

From various European languages, ultimately from Latin Johannes.

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