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Where does “Jansen” come from?

Jansen is an English surname derived from Dutch Jansen, the patronymic form of Dutch Jan, itself from Latin Johannes and Latin Iohannes, ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, which derives from Hebrew יהוה.

Ancestry of “Jansen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchJansen—
2DutchJan—
3Norwegian BokmålJohannes—
4IcelandicJóhannes—
5LatinIōhannēs—
6LatinIōannēs—
7Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
8HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
9Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
10Moroccan Arabicخنونة—
11Arabicخُنَّة—

Words derived from “Jansen”

  • Jansenist
  • Jansenism
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