I have an ancestor named Jan in Sweden and I would like to know his name in English.
What does the Swedish name Jan translate to in English.?
Jan has been used in Sweden since the 17th century, and originates from the name Jahan, which in turn is an older version of the German name Johann. Johann is of course short for Johannes (John in English). Johannes is a Latinized form of the Greek Ioannes (New Testament), which is a contracted form of the Hebrew name Jochanan meaning 'God is gracious'.
Other variants of Johannes: Jean, Jon, J枚ns, Juan, Ian, Ivan, Giovanni, Hans, Jens, Juha, Jussi - and lots and lots of more names (see link below).
So Jan, John, Ian etc are all just different versions of Jochanan.
Reply:John
Reply:It's John.
Reply:I think in Swedish Johann is John actually. Jan would be Ian.
Reply:Certainly, the Swedish JAN is JOHN in English !
100% No doubt about !!!
Reply:In some European languages, Jan would equal the English name of John.
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