English Explanatory Dictionary

Jan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Abbreviation of January.
  2. A male given name from Dutch.
name
  1. A male given name from Hebrew.
name
  1. A female given name.
name
  1. A male given name, equivalent to English John.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of jinn.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jan (“January”).
noun
  1. Initialism of Japanese Accepted Name.

Pronunciation

jăn /d͡ʒæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jan.wav /jɑːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-Jan (-jɑn-).wav /jæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-yan.wav

Word forms

Jan jân jann JANs

Etymology

From Old French Jehan (“John”). Doublet of John.

Related words

Jan. JAN jan ken po FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Derived words

not happy, Jan
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