Given name & surname
Jankó
Jankó is a masculine given name. It is used in Hungarian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Jankó is a romanization of Янко. Янко probably comes from Old Slovak.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Jankó is a diminutive of János.
Jankó’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Jankó is a diminutive of János. In Hungarian usage, Jankó has a conventional equivalent in the English form Johnny. In Ukrainian usage, Jankó as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Янко.
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Around the world
Jankó has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
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.
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