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Jan.

Jan. is the alternative form of Jan: Abbreviation of Jan.

Meaning of Jan

Proper noun (1)

Jan

  1. A male given name from Dutch.

Proper noun (2)

Jan

  1. (dated) A male given name from Hebrew.

Proper noun (3)

Jan

  1. A female given name.
    • "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?" "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend.1899, Paul Leicester Ford, chapter 1, in Janice Meredith

Proper noun (4)

Jan

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English John.
    • Jan Petter Vala is serving part of a 10-year murder sentence on a posh island in southern Norway.2012 May 24, John D. Sutter, “Welcome to the world’s nicest prison”, in CNN

Questions about Jan.

What is Jan. the alternative form of Jan: Abbreviation of?
Jan. is the alternative form of Jan: Abbreviation of Jan.

Words near Jan. in the dictionary

  1. jamón ibérico
  2. jan
  3. Jan Juc
  4. jan ken po
  5. Jan Mayen
  6. Jan.
  7. Jana
  8. Jana Gana Mana
  9. Janacekian
  10. Janae
  11. Janak

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