Given name
Jěník
“God is gracious”
Jěník is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jěník is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jěník is a diminutive of Jan. Jan comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jěník’s family of names
In Old Czech usage, Jěník is a diminutive of Jan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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