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[ syll. jan-nis, ja-nn-is ] The boy name Jannis is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is JHAEN-IHS †. Jannis is used predominantly in the Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. Jannis is a variant of the name John (English). Jannis is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Jannis, John was the most widely used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Jannis include Janis (Latvian and Lithuanian), Jamesy, Jamez, Jamies, Jamis, Janco (Czech), Jancsi (Hungarian), Janesh (Indian), Janez (Slavic), Janic (Breton and French), Janick (Breton and French), Janko (Polish, Slavic, and Hungarian), Jankó (Hungarian), Jannic (Breton and French), Jannick (Breton, French, and Scandinavian), Jannik (Breton, French, and Scandinavian), Jannus, Janos (Hungarian), Janós (Hungarian), and Janus (English and German).
† approx English pronunciation for Jannis: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
