| Jan | | Pronunciation | /jan/ (male); /dʒæn/ (female) | | Gender | male in Continental Europe, female in English | | Meaning | God is gracious (male) | | Origin | male: Netherlands, Scandinavia, Czech Republic, Poland | | Related names | John (male); Janice, Janet (female) | | Popularity | Popular names page | Jan or JAN may refer to: Given names: - A variant of John especially in Catalan, Dutch, Northern Germanic and Western Slavic Languages (in Slovak, spelled Ján)
- In English, shortened form of Janice or Janet
People (very selective listing, see all articles): - Jan Amos Komenský, Czech teacher, scientist, educator, and writer
- Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Dutch writer
- Jan Dismas Zelenka, Czech baroque composer
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist, and physiologist, discoverer of Purkinje cells
- Jan Guillou, Swedish journalist and author
- Jan Hus (burned 1415), Czech religious reformer
- Jan Hron, Rector of University of Life Sciences Prague
- Jan Howard (born 1930), American country music singer
- Dominique Jan, Columbia University surgeon
- Georg Jan (1791–1866), Italian taxonomist
- Jan Jacobsz May, Dutch seafarer and explorer
- Jan Janský, Czech scientist, first classified 4 blood types
- Jan Kefer, Czech theurgist, astrologist and occult writer
- Jan Korte (born 1956), Dutch footballer and manager
- Jan Kvalheim (born 1963), Norwegian beach volleyball player
- Jan Lucemburský, king of Bohemia
- Jan Masaryk, Czech diplomat and politician
- Jan Matejko, Polish painter
- Jan Močnik (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player
- Jan Nepomucký, Czech saint from the 14 century
- Jan Neruda, Czech journalist, writer and poet
- Jan Õun (born 1977), Estonian footballer
- Jan Palach, Czech student self-immolated in 1969 protesting against the Soviet invasion
- Jan Rubes, Czech-Canadian singer and actor
- Jan Sladký Kozina, Czech revolutionary leader of Chodové
- Jan Staaf (born 1962), Swedish race walker
- Jan Wohlschlag (born 1958), American high jumper
- Jan Žižka z Trocnova, Czech hussite leader
Other: - Common abbreviation for the month of January
- Jan (comics), pseudonym of Spanish comic book artist Juan López Fernández
- A Danish car brand between 1915 and 1918, made by Jan Hagemeister
- Jan (deity), lunar deity in Kachin mythology
- Jan Mayen, Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean
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