Jan
Dutch (Brabantic)
/jɑn/
proper noun
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch jan derived from Latin Iōhannēs derived from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης derived from Hebrew (modern) יוֹחָנָן (God is gracious).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
יוֹחָנָן
Gloss
God is gracious
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- John English
- Ioannes Latin
- Iohannes Latin
- Iōannēs Latin
- Iōhannes Latin
- Iōhannēs Latin
- Johanna Latin
- Jōhannēs Latin
- Sanctus, sanctus Latin
- Johann German
- Giovanni Italian
- Janse Dutch, Flemish
- Jansen Dutch, Flemish
- Janssen Dutch, Flemish
- boel Dutch, Flemish
- hagel Dutch, Flemish
- janboel Dutch, Flemish
- janhagel Dutch, Flemish
- Ян Russian
- Ἰωάννης Ancient Greek
- Iohannes Old English
- يحيى Arabic
- يَحْيَى Arabic
- Jehan Old French
- Иван Serbo-Croatian
- Ioan Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Γιάννης Greek (modern)
- jan Middle Dutch
- Iohain Old Irish
- Iohain Baptaist Old Irish
- Jóan Faroese
- Jógvan Faroese
- Jón Faroese
- Жохан Kazakh
- Gjon Albanian
- 𐌹𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴𐍃 Gothic
- יוֹחָנָן Hebrew (modern)
- יוחנן Hebrew (modern)
- Joan Old Portuguese
- ივანე Georgian
- 約翰 Chinese
- Ян Belarusian
- Иоаннъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- Jehan xno
- Ἰωάννης grc-koi
- יוֹחָנָן hbo
- יוחנן hbo