Given name

Japan

Japan is a given name from Dutch. It is used in Serbo-Croatian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Japan comes from Dutch, and ultimately from Portuguese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Dutch Japan, from Portuguese Japão.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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