Jānis

See also: Janis, jänis, Jänis, and jäniš

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 13th century. Ultimately from Hebrew, cognate to English John.

Proper noun

Jānis m (2nd declension)

  1. a very common male given name
  2. John (a biblical character)

Declension
Declension of Jānis (2nd declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) Jānis Jāņi
accusative (akuzatīvs) Jāni Jāņus
genitive (ģenitīvs) Jāņa Jāņu
dative (datīvs) Jānim Jāņiem
instrumental (instrumentālis) Jāni Jāņiem
locative (lokatīvs) Jānī Jāņos
vocative (vokatīvs) Jāni Jāņi
  • (male given names):
  • (transliterations of foreign cognates):
  • (female given names):

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Rīga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: There were 58 286 persons named Jānis in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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