THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Jan
Jan is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Jan Marini, Jan Nieto. This snapshot links the name to 5 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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English
- /d͡ʒæn/General-American · Received-Pronunciation
- /d͡ʒan/British · Northern-England · Scotland · Southern · Standard · Wales
- /d͡ʒɛn/New-Zealand
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name from Dutch.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.
A male given name from Hebrew.
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name.
EnglishEtymology & source
From various European languages, ultimately from Latin Johannes.
A male given name, equivalent to English John.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Jan
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jan Marini
Filipino actor and singer
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jan Nieto
Filipino musician
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
5
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Jan Marini, Jan Nieto
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Jan in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Jan
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Jana♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jane♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Jay♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jabi·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jack♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Jade♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jaja♀Short form of Janet, Jasmin, and Lydia
- Jake♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Jan?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Jan further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q12173670 — Jan (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18220903 — Jan (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Jan Marini (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18220903 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Jan Nieto (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q12173670 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Jan (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.