Jan
Jan or JAN may refer to:
Given names: A variant of John especially in Catalan, Dutch, Northern Germanic and Western Slavic Languages (in Slovak, spelled Ján).
In English, shortened form of Janice or Janet
People (very selective listing, see all articles): Jan Amos Komenský - czech teacher, scientist, educator, and writer
Jan de Hartog (1914–2002), Dutch writer
Jan Dismas Zelenka, czech baroque composer
Jan Evangelista Purkyně - czech anatomist, and physiologist - discovered Purkinje cells etc.
Jan Guillou, Swedish journalist and author
Jan Hus (burned 1415), czech religious reformer
Jan Hron, Rector of University of Life Sciences Prague
Jan Howard (born 1930), American country music singer
Dominique Jan, a Columbia University surgeon
Georg Jan (1791–1866), an Italian taxonomist
Jan Jacobsz May, Dutch seafarer and explorer
Jan Janský czech scientist - first classified 4 blood types
Jan Korte (born 1956), Dutch footballer and manager
Jan Kvalheim (born 1963), Norwegian beach volleyball player
Jan Lucemburský - king of Bohemia
Jan Masaryk - czech diplomat and politician
Jan Matejko, Polish painter
Jan Močnik (born 1987), Slovenian basketball player
Jan Nepomucký - czech saint from 14. century
Jan Neruda - czech journalist, writer and poet
Jan Õun (born 1977), an Estonian footballer
Jan Palach, a Czech student self-immolated in 1969 protesting against Soviet invasion
Jan Rubes, Czech-Canadian singer and actor
Jan Sladký Kozina - czech revolutionary leader of Chodové
Jan Staaf (born 1962), a Swedish race walker
Jan Wohlschlag (born 1958), American high jumper
Jan Žižka z Trocnova - czech hussite leader
Other: The common abbreviation for the month of January
Jan (comics), the pseudonym of Spanish comic book artist Juan López Fernández
A Danish car brand between 1915 and 1918, made by Jan Hagemeister
Jan (deity), a lunar deity in Kachin mythology
Jan Mayen, Norwegian island in the Arctic Ocean.
Acronyms: Japan Article Number, a barcode system
Japanese Accepted Names for Pharmaceuticals, the Japanese equivalent of United States Adopted Name
Jackson-Evers International Airport (IATA code: JAN), an airport in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US Amtrak station code JAN
Job Accommodation Network, US organization providing information about workplace accommodations for people with disabilities
Journal of Advanced Nursing, a scientific magazine by nurses and midwives
See also
Ján
John (first name)
Translation
The word "Jan" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Czech, Danish, German, Spanish, French, Icelandic, Dutch, Norwegian (Bokmål), Low Saxon, Polish, Swedish.
Translation(s) in other languages: Breton: Yann, Esperanto: Johano (nomo), Korean: 요한 (이름), Italian: JAN, Hungarian: János, Japanese: ヤン, Portuguese: João (nome), Russian: Ян, Slovak: Ján, Slovenian: Janez, Serbian: Јанош (име), Thai: จอห์น (ชื่อ).
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