Given name & surname
Janík
“God is gracious”
Janík is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Janík is a diminutive of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Janík is a diminutive of Jan. Jan comes from Latin, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Old Czech usage, Janík is a diminutive of Jan. In Slovak usage, Janík is a diminutive of Ján.
Janík’s family of names
In Old Czech usage, Janík is a diminutive of Jan. In Slovak usage, Janík is a diminutive of Ján.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Janík, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
Jabezz
“sorrowful” · “one who is delivered in pain”
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Jakobs
“heel grabber” · “supplanter”
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Japhlet
“he will deliver”
86% boys · 14% girls
Jashen
“sleeping”
91% boys · 9% girls
Jakove
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Jakoba
“she who supplants”
90% boys · 10% girls