Jan

¹ American  

[jan, yahn] / dʒæn, yɑn /

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

“The narrative that central banks have abandoned gold is just not supported by the data,” said Jan Skoyles, the U.K.-based head of marketing at precious-metals dealer GoldCore.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

During Jan Palmer's stay in Bristol she said, after hearing a lot of noise from the hotel's landing, her door was opened abruptly and someone walked in.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“It turns out you’re only a drone flight away from a major hot spot,” said Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality analytics at CoStar, a real-estate data firm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Guest: Adam Kinzinger, former Republican Congressman for Illinois’s 11th and 16th districts, Jan 6 Committee member, former lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard.

From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026

The heaviest item in McCandless’s half-full backpack was his library: nine or ten paperbound books, most of which had been given to him by Jan Burres in Niland.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer