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Janson - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Janson

[ 2 syll. jan-son, ja-ns-on ] The boy name Janson is pronounced as JHAENSahN KEY. Janson is largely used in the English and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Scandinavian and Hebrew origins. From Scandinavian and Hebrew roots, its meaning is son of Jan - in this context, Janson is usually used in the English language. The first name is derived from the Scandinavian surname.

Janson is a Scandinavian variation of the name Johnson (English). Janssen (Scandinavian variant spelling) is a form of Janson. See also the related forms, Jensen (English and Scandinavian) and Jan (English, Czech, Dutch, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Belgian).

Janson is an unusual baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, among the group of boy names directly linked to Janson, Jan (English, Czech, Dutch, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Belgian) was the most regularly used.

Baby names that sound like Janson include Janssen (Scandinavian), Jameson (English), Jenkin (English), Jensen (English and Scandinavian), Johnson (English), Jonson (English), Gentian (Albanian), Jamieson (English), and Jamison (English).

KEY: Pronunciation for Janson: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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