Where does “Jan-Erik” come from?
Jan-Erik (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Jan, from Dutch Jan, from Norwegian Bokmål Johannes, from Icelandic Jóhannes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן.
Ancestry of “Jan-Erik”, step by step
Jan-Erik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Jan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | Jan | — |
| 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 | — |
via Norwegian Erik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | Erik | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Eiríkr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | *Aiwa-rikiaʀ | — |