Given name
János
“Yahweh has been gracious”
János is a masculine given name. It is used in Hungarian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
János goes back to Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, meaning “Yahweh has been gracious.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
János comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
János’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, János has a diminutive in Jana. In Hungarian usage, János has a later derivative in Janjoš. János is a form of John.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
János has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
22 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 71
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Jackequivalent
- Johnsee also · English
- Ianequivalent
- Giovanniequivalent
- Evanequivalent
- Ivanequivalent
- JuanSpanish
- Gianniequivalent
Show 52 moreShow fewer
- Johnnyequivalent
- Seanequivalent
- Johanequivalent
- Joanequivalent
- JeanFrench
- Jonequivalent
- Gianequivalent
- HansGerman
- Joaoequivalent
- Giannisequivalent
- JohannGerman
- JanPolish, Czech
- Yannisequivalent
- Ioannisequivalent
- Yanniequivalent
- Yiannisequivalent
- Ionequivalent
- Yannequivalent
- Ivoequivalent
- Yvanequivalent
- Giovanequivalent
- Jehanequivalent
- Ioanequivalent
- Jaanequivalent
- Hannesequivalent
- Hannsequivalent
- Iwanequivalent
- Ieuanequivalent
- Ivanoequivalent
- Jóhanequivalent
- Joãoequivalent
- Іванequivalent
- Siônequivalent
- Erwannequivalent
- Xoánequivalent
- Ioannesequivalent
- Ifanequivalent
- Ioannequivalent
- Joannesequivalent
- Giuànequivalent
- Jónequivalent
- Иванequivalent
- Seánequivalent
- Iwoequivalent
- Янкаequivalent
- Johannèsequivalent
- Honzaequivalent
- Ionuțequivalent
- Jóhannesequivalent
- Jankaequivalent
- Jógvanequivalent
- Иоаннequivalent
And 11 more.
People named János
- John von NeumannHungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)
- János ÁderPresident of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959)
- János Kádárformer General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party1912–1989
- János BolyaiHungarian mathematician (1802–1860)
- János AranyHungarian poet, journalist, writer and translator (1817–1882)
- John ZápolyaKing of Hungary, Prince of Transylvania1487–1540
- John HunyadiRegent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–14531407–1456
- John G. KemenyJewish-Hungarian American mathematician, computer scientist, educator, and President of Dartmouth College1926–1992
- John VitézHungarian archbishop (1408-1472)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love János, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jacintas
Jacintas is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.
>99% boys
Jasão
Jasão is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% boys
Judæus
Judæus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek.
>99% boys
Aethalos
“smoky flame, thick smoke”
>99% boys
Jurkus
Jurkus is a masculine given name from Old Ruthenian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.
>99% boys
Jurģis
Jurģis is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latvian.
>99% boys
Jarmala
Jarmala is a masculine given name from Old Ruthenian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Lithuanian.
>99% boys
Goros
Goros is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Galician.
—