Jan
JAHN
A short form of John, ultimately meaning “grace of the Lord.”
Meaning
In the supplied name-books, Jan is treated as a form of John and glossed as “grace of the Lord.” That matches the long-established etymology of John from Hebrew Yochanan, “God is gracious” or “the Lord is gracious.”
Origin
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Fun fact
The excerpts note Jan as a diminutive pathway behind names like Jack and Johnny, showing how one root generated many familiar forms across languages.