Worldwide, Жанис (Janis 
, Žanis , Жанис 
) is a common largely female, but uncommonly masculine forename. The first name Жанис is habitual in Latvia, where it is a common male name, the United States, where it is quite a common female name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Жанис is the last name as well as the forename.
Жанис is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Janis Ian , the minor character from the 2004 film Mean Girls; Janis Silver , the character in the TV series Law & Order and Janis Gold , the fictional tv character.
| жанис микелевич катлап Latvian actor, LV (b. 1907) |
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| жанис ансонс Latvian SS officer, LV (b. 1911) |
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| арманис, жанис андреевич Soviet association football player, LV (b. 1970) |
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