Given name & surname
Jano
“God is gracious”
Jano is a variant of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jano is a variant of Jan. In Slavic use, Jan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jano is a form of Ján. Ján comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Jano’s family of names
In Slovak usage, Jano has a diminutive in Janko. Jano has a related form in Jan. In Slovak usage, Jano is a diminutive of Ján.
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Around the world
Jano has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 3
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jano
- Jano AnanidzeGeorgian footballerborn 1992
- Jansug KakhidzeSoviet and Georgian conductor (1936–2002)1935–2002
- Jano RosebianiKurdish-American film makerborn 1961
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