Jan - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Jan \

, also used as boy's name Jan, is pronounced jann. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God's grace". Feminine form of John. As a girl's name, also a short form of Janet and Janice. Author Jan Morris.

Jan has 8 variant forms: Jana, Janah, Janina, Janine, Jann, Janna, Jannah and Janne.

For more information, see also related names Janae, Jancis, Janessa and Jane.

Baby names that sound like Jan are Jen, Joan, Jean and Jany.

Jan is a very common first name for women (#340 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#18166 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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