Ян

See also: ян

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Proper noun

Ян • (Jan) m pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́наў)

  1. a male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John
    Synonym: (more common) Іва́н (Iván)
Declension
Derived terms
  • Я́нка (Jánka)
  • Я́нук (Jánuk)
  • Янавіч (Janavič)
  • Янаўна (Janaŭna)

Etymology 2

From Chinese, (Yáng).

Proper noun

Ян • (Jan) m pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́наў)

  1. a surname from Mandarin, Yang
Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Proper noun

Ян • (Jan) m anim (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́нов)

  1. a male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John: (perceived as a West Slavic name)
    Synonyms: (archaic) Иоа́нн (Ioánn), (more common) Ива́н (Iván)
Declension

Etymology 2

From Chinese, (Yáng).

Proper noun

Ян • (Jan) m anim or f anim (indeclinable)

  1. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname (Yáng)
Declension

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish Jan, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs). Doublet of Іва́н (Iván).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jan]
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Proper noun

Ян • (Jan) m pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ни, genitive plural Я́нів, feminine Я́на)

  1. a male given name, Yan, from Polish [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English John

Declension

Derived terms

  • Я́нович (Jánovyč) (patronymic)
  • Я́нівна (Jánivna) (patronymic)

References

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