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Jan (Persian name)

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Jan (Persian: جان, romanizedjān, pronounced [dʒɑːn])[a] or jaan is name of Persian origin meaning for 'soul' or 'life', also used as a diminutive suffix attached to names and expressing intimacy, with a meaning roughly equivalent to "darling, dear".

Given name

Middle name

Surname

Variants

Among Turkic peoples, Jān (usually Can) is also used as a suffix in two-part names.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Colloquial Iranian Persian: جون, pronounced [dʒuːn].

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