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Jan

YAHN

jɑːn

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Jan

Origin: Dutch/Polish/Czech/Scandinavian form of John, from Hebrew 'Yochanan' (God is gracious).
Meaning: A very common male name in the Netherlands, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Scandinavia; pronounced 'YAHN' in these languages, not 'JAN' as in English.
Gender: male

JAN (as in English)

ZBIG-nyev

PYOTR

mah-TEH-oosh

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