Jan - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jan \jan\ is pronounced jann. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord is gracious". 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 popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jan. Click here to compare Jan with related baby names.