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Forename János

In all the world, János (János Hungary Romania Slovakia Serbia Germany, Янош Ukraine Russia Belarus Kazakhstan Armenia, יאנוש Israel) is a common masculine forename. The first name János is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is a common male name, Romania, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Slovakia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, János is the last name as well as the forename.

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Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name János

VARIANTCOUNTRY
János Germany, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia
Янош Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine
יאנוש Israel

First name János in the context

János is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: János Boka , character in The Paul Street Boys.

Notable namesakes

jános i. Hungarian bishop of Várad (b. 1001) link
jános pécsi püspök (b. 1101) link
picture of jános drugeth jános drugeth jános drugeth Hungarian Palatine (1288-1333) (b. 1288) link
jános forgách Hungarian Catholic bishop (?-1301) (b. 1250) link
jános albeni bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, DE (b. 1301) link
jános Hungarian bishop (b. 1301) link
jános cseszneki (b. 1305) link
küküllei jános SK (b. 1320) link
jános garai nobleman of Temes, Hungary (b. 1350) link
picture of aquila jános aquila jános aquila jános Hungarian architect, HU (b. 1400) link
picture of hunyadi jános hunyadi jános hunyadi jános Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–1453, HU (b. 1407) link
jános maróti de marót Ban of the Banate of Macsó (b. 1366) link
picture of jános ernuszt jános ernuszt jános ernuszt (b. 1420) link
váci jános Hungarian painter, HU (b. 1401) link
jános bártfay Hungarian scriptor (b. 1401) link

Characteristic surnames

Kis, Fekete, Fülöp, Illés, Orsós, Molnár, Márton, Sándor, Balázs, Bodnár, Bogdán, Bálint, Kovács, Pintér, Lakatos, Juhász, Takács, Török, Németh, László, Hegedűs, Horváth, Farkas, Vincze, Kocsis, Balogh, Cseh, Kiss, Papp, Pál, Gál, Nagy, Simon, Sipos, Antal, Boros, Szilágyi, Rácz, Varga, Vajda, Fehér, Fodor, Orosz, Oláh, Magyar, Máté, Szabó, Szűcs, Tóth, and Mészáros