Jan
noun
a male given name, form of John.
Jan
1 American
[jan, yahn]
/ dʒæn, yɑn /
Jan.
2
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Jan
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Example Sentences
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“Tashakor, Ali yy jan. “I was praying for you the whole time.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“But you have an open invitation, Amir jan. Anyway, I heard you like to read so I brought you a book. One of my favorites.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“Amir jan. Our aspiring storyteller. What a pleasure,” he said.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“Children are fragile, Amir jan. Kabul is already full of broken children and I don’t want Sohrab to become another.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
“You know, you can tell me anything you want, Amir jan. Anytime.”
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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