Where does “Jan” come from?
Jan (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.
Ancestry of “Jan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Jan | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | Johannes | John; the name of several figures in the New Testament |
| 3 | Icelandic | Jóhannes | — |
| 4 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |