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Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
1/21/2022, 9:40 PM	Mike C	update #111
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
6/13/2019, 12:17 AM	Mike C	update #104
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
2/12/2018, 1:19 AM	Mike C	update #98
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM	Mike C	update #96
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
9/1/2013, 10:30 PM	Mike C	update #87
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, Catalan, Sorbian

Pronounced Pron. /ˈjɑn/(Dutch) /ˈjɑːn/(Swedish, Norwegian) /ˈjan/(Czech, Polish, German) /ˈʒan/(Catalan) /ˈi̯an/(Sorbian)

Meaning & History

Form of Johannes used in various languages. This name was borne by the Czech church reformer Jan Hus (1370-1415), the Flemish painter Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), and the Dutch painters Jan Steen (1626-1679) and Jan Vermeer (1632-1675).