Jans

See also: jans

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1452. Ultimately from Latin Johannes, from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Jans m

  1. a male given name
  2. A respelling of the Polish, Czech, or Danish male given name Jan.
  3. A respelling of the English male given name Ian.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Jans was the only given name of 315 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Swedish

Proper noun

Jans

  1. genitive of Jan
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