Given name & surname

Janik

“God is gracious”

In Polish use, Janik is an affectionate form of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Polish use, Janik is an affectionate form of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Janik comes from Late Latin.

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How it developed

From Late Latin Iōhannēs.

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Janik’s family of names

Janik is an affectionate form of Jan. In German usage, Janik has a related form in JANNIK.

Walk Janik’s family in the name graph

JanikJaníkJanJannikYannick

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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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.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Janik

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

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

Late Latin

Janiec

Janiec is a surname from Late Latin. It is used in Polish.

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Late Latin

Janoch

Janoch is a surname from Late Latin. It is used in Polish and Czech.

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Germanic

Aldariz

“battle, fight”

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Germanic

Ansemil

“god” · “great; famous”

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Germanic

Landriz

“to dare”

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Germanic

Anseán

“deity”

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Late Latin

Franza

Franza is a surname from Late Latin. It is used in Sicilian.

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58% boys · 42% girls

Germanic

Aldemunde

“battle, fight”

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Sibling ideas

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

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