Given name & surname

Jachan

“woman of sorrow; one who mourns”

Jachan is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman of sorrow; one who mourns.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hebrew interpretation is “woman of sorrow; one who mourns.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

Jachan’s family of names

Jachan has a related form in Jacan. Jachan has a related form in Jachana. Jachan has a related form in Jachane.

Walk Jachan’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 6

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Jachan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Japhia

“illustrious” · “may he cause to shine forth”

No U.S. birth series

19% boys · 81% girls

Hebrew · Literary

Janna

“God is gracious”

37RareSteady

>99% girls

Hebrew

Javé

“to become” · “he causes to become”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew

Judá

“praise”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew

Ilán

“oak”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Literary

Janice

“God is gracious”

35RareCooling

>99% girls

Hebrew · Literary

Siobhán

“God is gracious”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew

Judīte

Judīte is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Latvian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jachan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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