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[Opinions] Re: Jan
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I've met men named Jan (pronounced "YAHN") and women named Jan ("JAN"), so I don't really have a strong tendency to assume that the person is either male or female. It depends on what the name is paired with. If it's paired with a Scandinavian or German surname, I wonder if the person is male, but if the last name is something like Miller or Smith, I'm more inclined to think that the person is probably female.I don't really care for it either way to be honest. I think it would be refreshing to meet a little girl named Jan, but I don't have a very good association with the name, so I wouldn't use it myself. Jan ("YAHN") reminds me of the word "yawn", so I wouldn't want to use it for a boy either.
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That's funny because I actually really LOVE the name Yan. Oh well. :)
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