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A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | © A Dictionary of First Names 2006, originally published by Oxford University Press 2006. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Jan ♂, ♀ As a boy's name this represents a revival of Middle English Jan, a by‐form of John, or an adoption of the common European form with this spelling. As a girl's name it is a short form of names such as Janet and Janice.

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