Jan
noun
a male given name, form of John.
Jan
1 American
[jan, yahn]
/ dʒæn, yɑn /
Jan.
2
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Jan
British
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Example Sentences
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Jan Leike, who posted publicly that safety culture had “taken a backseat to shiny products.”
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
This week, fund executive Jan van Eck on whether the chip-stock rally has legs.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Jan Olson, a 66-year-old retiree from Dana Point, Calif., has taken multiple expedition cruises.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Santa Monica swept the team titles, the girls setting a section record with their 12th in a row since 2014, surpassing the 11 straight division titles Mission Viejo claimed from 1976-86 under Jan Most.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Stamitz, who was born 120 kilometres from Prague and baptised Jan Stamic, has probably the greatest claim to being the inventor of the symphony as we know it, though posterity has largely forgotten him nonetheless.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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