Forename Jaan

In the entire world, Jaan (Jaan , جان , יאן ) is a widespread principally boy's, but very infrequently girly forename. The forename Jaan is habitual in Pakistan, where it is quite a common male name, Estonia, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Also, Jaan is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Jaan is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jaan

name Janka, name Gian, name Evan, name Giuàn, name جان, name יאן, name Hans, name Ioan, name Jean, name Jogvan, name Ivano, name Jhoao, name Joan, name Ioannis, name Ifan, name Hanns, name Honza, name Ianka, name Iwo, name Janis, name Johann, name Janos, name Jaan, name Ion, name Joannes, name Džons, name Honsa, name Johan, name Huans, name Ivans, name Jan, name Яан, name Giovanni, name Ioann, name Jack, name Ivan, name Giannis, name Iván, name Ioannes, name Jaân, name Iwan, name Joao, name Gianni, name Ivo, name Jehan, name Ian, name Jaañ, name Ivashka, name Erwann, name Ieuan, name Giovan, name Jeva, name Hannes, name Jaãn

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jaan	United Arab Emirates, Oman, India, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
جان	Syria, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia
יאן	Israel
Яан	Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Estonia

First names said to be same

Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaañ, Jack, Jan, Janis, Janka, Janos, Jaân, Jaãn, Jean, Jehan, Jeva, Jhoao, Joan, Joannes, Joao, Jogvan, Johan, Johann,

First name Jaan in the context

Jaan is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories; Dick Grayson , the one of several fictional characters using the identity Robin, Batman & Robin and Jean Grey , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Dark Phoenix, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	jaan üksküla, lord of paadrema 22 Jun 1586 in Estonia - 1 Apr 1648 Paadrema, Hanila, Läänemaa, Estonia (b. 1586)
	jaan von der pahlen 27 Jun 1602 Arensburg på Ösel - 30 Aug 1694 Reval (b. 1602)
	jaan adamson Estonian pedagogue (1824–1879) (b. 1824)
	suve jaan Estonian author and writer (1777-1851), EE (b. 1777)
	jaan jung Estonian historian (1835-1900) (b. 1835)
	jaan bergmann Estonian clergyman and writer, EE (b. 1856)
	jaan poska Estonian politician (1866-1920), EE (b. 1866)
	jaan eigo Estonian politician (1866-1946), EE (b. 1866)
	jaan tõnisson Prime minister of Estonia, EE (b. 1868)
	jaan kompus (b. 1858)
	jaan truusmann (b. 1866)
	jaan miländer (b. 1866)
	jaan sarv Estonian mathematician (1877-1954), EE (b. 1877)
	jaan soots Estonian general and politician (1880-1942), EE (b. 1880)
	jaan vahtra Estonian artist, writer, journalist (1882-1947), EE (b. 1882)