Jan
noun
a male given name, form of John.
Jan
1 American
[jan, yahn]
/ dʒæn, jɑn /
Jan.
2
American
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Jan
British
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In the men's draw, Jacob Fearnley and Toby Samuel lost in the second round, while Cameron Norrie, Arthur Fery, Harry Wendelken and Jan Choinski exited in the first round.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The tiny, exquisite “Madonna at the Fountain,” Jan van Eyck and Workshop, c.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat, has been trying for several years to get a bill through the House of Representatives but could not move the ball before her upcoming retirement in January.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
He ran into several people he had known over his long political career, including former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jan Perry, and Brian Kito, the third-generation owner of the Fugetsu-Do Bakery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
It all started when Jan Swammerdam used a scalpel to peel away the outer layers of a certain insect.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Then two years later, the family suffered a major shake-up: On Jan. 15, Allan, a 78-year-old American billionaire, died alone in Russia’s Saint Petersburg’s City Hospital No. 40, Intensive Care Unit No. 3.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The sixth and final adventure arrived on Jan. 30, 2003.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
On Jan. 3, the United States captured Nicolás Maduro, who was leading the country at the time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Black’s succession plan announcement and the Dechert report came out on Jan. 25, 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
And furthermore, Britten might want him as a witness against Jan. He smiled while he lay in the darkness.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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