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Янко
“God is gracious”
Янко (Janko) is a masculine given name, probably from Old Slovak. It is used in Ukrainian and Pannonian Rusyn.
Bulgarian and Russian and Ukrainian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Janko.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Янко is Janko written in Cyrillic. Janko is a variant of Jani. In Finnish use, Jani carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Янко’s family of names
In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Янко shares a linguistic root with the Slovak form Janko. In Ukrainian usage, Янко as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as Jankó. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Янко can be written in the Roman alphabet as Janko.
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Around the world
Янко has relatives in 4 languages.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Янко
- Yanko RusevBulgarian weightlifterborn 1958
- Yanko Daucikfootballer (1941-2017)
- Yanko BratanovBulgarian athletics competitorborn 1952
- Janko KonstantinovMacedonian architect and artist (1926-2010)
- Yanko ValkanovBulgarian footballerborn 1982
- Yanko SakazovBulgarian politician1860–1941
- Yanko GeorgievBulgarian footballerborn 1988
- Yanko KirilovBulgarian association football playerborn 1946
- Yanko AngelovBulgarian footballerborn 1993
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