Forename Janez

Around the globe, Janez (Janez , يوحنا , Йоан ) is a common male first name. The first name Janez is habitual in Slovenia, where it is a common masculine name, Sierra Leone, where it is quite a rare male name, and Sudan. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Slovenia, Sudan, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Janez is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Janez

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Janez	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Sierra Leone, France, Slovenia
يوحنا	Egypt, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Iraq
Йоан	Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria
Янез	Ukraine, Russia

First names said to be same

Gjoni, Ioan, Ioannes, Janež, Jañez, Jovan, João, Ján, Jánez, Jáñez, Yohane, Yohanes, Иоанн, Ян, Янец, and Јован

First name Janez in the context

Janez is also a popular 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; Zatara , the DC Comics character, Batman: The Animated Series; Giovanni Auditore da Firenze , the Assassin's Creed character, Assassin's Creed II; Joan Holloway , the fictional character from Mad Men and Johan , the fictional character, De Rode Ridder, and in many other works.

Characteristic surnames

Ar, Kocjan, Košir, Kranjc, Kranjski, Ravnik, Rozman, Dolenc, Janša, Nelson, Kopač, Horvat, Furlan, Žagar, Bobigian, Erjavec, Čadež, Kastelic, Korošec, Zupancic, Potočnik, Hribar, Ferjancic, Santos, Medved, Ek, Rus, Nik, Snoj, Turk, Zajc, Silva, Smith, Karun, Mlakar, Kalan, Kolar, Kralj, Jenko, Jereb, Novak, Oblak, Zajec, Zupan, Marolt, Koren, and Zupančič