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Yan - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Yan
 
 

 


The boy name Yan [ 1 syll. yan, ya-n ] is pronounced YAEN KEY. Yan is of Hebrew origin and it is predominantly used in the German language. Yan is a variation of John (English). Yan is a variant spelling of Yann (German). See also the related form, Yannick (Breton and French).

Yan is an infrequently used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Yan, John (English) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Yan include Yann (German), Yoan (French), Yuan (Manx), Euan (English and Scottish), Ewan (English and Scottish), Jenö (Hungarian), Johan (Czech, German, and Scandinavian), and Johann (German).

KEY: English pronunciation for Yan: Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


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