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Throughout the world, Janus (Janus , Янус , יאנוס ) is quite a rare dominantly male, but seldom female first name. The first name Janus is characteristic of Denmark, where it is quite a rare male name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare dominantly feminine, but infrequently masculine name, and Germany, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Germany, Philippines, and Denmark. Also, Janus is the last name as well as the forename.
Janus is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Janus , the Stargate Atlantis character; Janus Valker , the Rat-Man character; Janus , the comics character; Jens Janus Knudsen , character in H*A*S*H and Janus the Nega-Man , among other works.