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Throughout the world, Ján (Ján , Ян , 揚 , along with others...) is a common masculine first name. The forename Ján is characteristic of Eastern Europe, particularly Slovakia, where it is a common masculine name, Ukraine, where it is quite a common male name, and Russia, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Much less frequently, Ján is the last name as well as the forename.
Ján is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Ján | Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Serbia, Czechia |
Ян | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Belarus, Russia |
揚 | China |
יאן | Israel |
يان | Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia |
Ján is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: John the Apostle , the apostle of Jesus; son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James; traditionally identified with John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, and the Beloved Disciple, Gospel of Mark; Jan Bronski , the fictional character from The Tin Drum by Günter Grass; General Dodonna , the character in the Star Wars universe, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope; Ivan Orav , the ultra-patriotic fictional character created by Andrus Kivirähk, Ivan Orava mälestused and Jan Brady , the character from The Brady Bunch, and in many other works.
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