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Jan

Meaning — Jan is the Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, and Scandinavian form of John, derived from the Hebrew Yohanan meaning "God is gracious." It is one of the most common masculine names across all Slavic languages and has been borne by Polish kings, Czech reformers — most famously Jan Hus, the martyred religious reformer — and countless literary and historical figures.·Polish origin·Male·YAN

Jan Jan is the everyman name of Slavic Europe — grounded, reliable, and deeply rooted in both Catholic and Protestant traditions. Characters named Jan are often the moral centers of their stories: not the most brilliant or most dashing, but the most trustworthy, the ones who remain standing when more spectacular figures have fallen.

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JanJanekJankoHonzaJaník

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Jan NovákJan KowalskiJan ProcházkaJan DvořákJan HoráčekJan Blaha

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