Jans

See also: jans

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1452. Ultimately from Latin Johannes, from Hebrew.

Proper noun

Jans m

  1. A male given name.
  2. A transliteration of the male given name Jan from languages such as Polish, Czech, and Danish.
  3. A transliteration of the English male given name Ian.

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Jans was the only given name of 315 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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