From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.
Czech Jan
Inherited from Old Czech Jan, borrowed from Latin Iōannēs.
From Middle Dutch jan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient…
A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form…
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other…
From Hebrew דָּן (Dan).
Dimunitve of Danjell (“Daniel”), Daniel (“id”) and Daniell (“id”). From Latin Daniēl (from Ancient Greek Δᾱνῑήλ (Dānīḗl), from Hebrew דָּנִיֵּאל).
Borrowed from Sicilian Giuvanni (older probably also *Giuanni, compare Sardinian Giuanni), from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yōḥānān).
From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.
Czech Jan
Inherited from Old Czech Jan, borrowed from Latin Iōannēs.
From Middle Dutch jan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient…
A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form…
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other…
From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.
Czech Jan
Inherited from Old Czech Jan, borrowed from Latin Iōannēs.
From Middle Dutch jan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient…
A clipped or hypochoristic form of Joanna, from Latin Joanna, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form…
Ultimately from Latin Leo and leo (“lion”), from Ancient Greek Λέων (Léōn) and λέων (léōn, “lion”), likely ultimately from a non-Indo-European language. Sometimes via other…
Gender
masculine
Syllables
2 syllables
Ending
ends N
same syllable count
similar length
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