Ян

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Belarusian

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Proper noun

Ян (Janm pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́наў)

  1. a male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John
    Synonym: (more common) Іва́н (Iván)
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Etymology 2

From Chinese, (Yáng).

Proper noun

Ян (Janm pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́наў)

  1. a surname from Mandarin, Yang
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Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs).

Proper noun

Ян (Janm anim (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ны, genitive plural Я́нов)

  1. a male given name, Yan, equivalent to English John: (perceived as a West Slavic name)
    Synonyms: (archaic) Иоа́нн (Ioánn), (more common) Ива́н (Iván)
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Etymology 2

From Chinese, (Yáng).

Proper noun

Ян (Janm anim or f anim (indeclinable)

  1. A transliteration of the Mandarin surname (Yáng)
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Ukrainian

Etymology

From Polish Jan, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs). Doublet of Іва́н (Iván).

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Proper noun

Ян (Janm pers (genitive Я́на, nominative plural Я́ни, genitive plural Я́нів, feminine Я́на)

  1. a male given name, Yan, from Polish , equivalent to English John

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