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  Jan

  noun

  a male given name, form of John.
• Jan.
  Jan.

  abbreviation

  January.

Jan

¹ American  

[jan, yahn] / dʒæn, jɑn /

noun

1. a male given name, form of John.

2. a female given name, form of Janet.

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Jan. ² American  

abbreviation

1. January.

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Jan British  

abbreviation

1. January

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Example Sentences

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Alito gave a long interview to CBS News legal correspondent Jan Crawford, addressing a wide range of issues.

From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026

Jan Otto closed on a home in South Carolina at the end of July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius on Tuesday said he expects another rate hike at the conclusion of the Fed’s October meeting in five weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

"She has a way of speaking that many people feel they can trust," Stockholm University political scientist Jan Teorell told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Miep and Jan spent the night with us.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

But on Jan. 26, 2025, less than a week after Donald Trump took office, BOP staff told her she couldn’t get hormones any more.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2026

Florida is one of 30 states that have opted in already, and the deadline for the remaining states is Jan. 1.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

And the survey’s peak was in Jan. 2000, a great time to take profits in highflying tech stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Tole will file a motion to dismiss the case on or before Jan. 8.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Miep, who’s worked for Father’s company since 1933, has become a close friend, and so has her husband Jan. Once again, shoes, stockings, books and underwear disappeared into Miep’s bag and Jan’s deep pockets.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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