Jan — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A male given name from Dutch.

Proper noun

1. A male given name from Hebrew.

   Usage

   • Dated

Proper noun

1. A female given name.

   Examples

   More examples (3)

   "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?" "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend.

   She's startled. How long has it been since he called her Jax instead of Janet or Jan? The last is a nickname she secretly hates. It makes her think of that syrupy-sweet actress on Lassie when she was a kid, the little boy (Timmy, his name was Timmy) always fell down a well or got bitten by a snake or trapped under a rock, and what kind of parents put a kid's life in the hands of a fucking collie?

   Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer).

Proper noun

1. A male given name, equivalent to English John.

   Examples

   Jan Petter Vala is serving part of a 10-year murder sentence on a posh island in southern Norway.

Noun

1. the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

   Synonyms

   January

   Broader terms

   Gregorian calendar month