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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Jansen | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Jan | — |
| 3 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johannes | John; the name of several figures in the New Testament |
| 4 | Icelandic | Jóhannes | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 6 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 9 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 10 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 11 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |