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What does Jan mean?
Jan 
▼ as a girls' name (also used more regularly as boys' name Jan) is pronounced jann. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jan is "God is gracious". Feminine of John. As a girl's name, also a short form of Janet and Janice. Author Jan Morris. Also form of Jane.
STARTS WITH Jan-
ASSOCIATED WITH gracious
Variations
VARIANTS Jana▼, Janah, Janina, Janine▼, Jann, Janna▼, Jannah, Janne
SEE ALSO Janae, Jancis, Janessa
OTHER FORMS VIA JANET, JANICE Janess, Janeta, Janeth, Janett, Janis▼, Janise, Janiss, Janit, Jannet, Jannis, Janot, Janyce, Jency, Jonet
MASCULINE FORM Yann
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jan Madalyn (J.M.), ..
How popular is Jan?
Jan is a very popular first name for women (#340 out of 4276, Top 8%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#14995 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Jan was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its top position of #142 in the U.S. in the 1950s, but is not listed at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Jan are Jane (#291 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Janessa (#978), Jana (#984), Janae (#1193), Janet (#1412), Janice (#1433), Jann, Janyce, Jannet, Jannah, Janna, Janina, Janise, Janis, Janine, Janett, Janeth and John. These forms of Jan were popular as birth names 8 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 2.44%) and have become significantly less common since (ADOPTION 0.13%, DOWN 95%), with forms such as Janine becoming somewhat dated.
Similar Names
Jan▼ is pronounced similarly to Gene▼, Jaine, Jayne▼, Jean▼, Jeane▼, Jeanne▼, Jen, Jenn, Jenne, Jin, Joan▼, Joane, Joann▼, Joanne▼, Joeann, Jone, Joyann, June▼, Jyn and Zhane▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Fan, Ja-, Jae, Jany, Jas, Jay, Nan▼, San and Van. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jan.
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