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 [ 1 syll. yan, ya-n ] The boy name Yan is pronounced YAEN KEY. Yan is of Hebrew origin, and it is predominantly used in the German and Slavic languages. Yan is a variation of John (English). Yan is also a variant spelling of Yann (Breton and German) in the German and Slavic languages. 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 2008, 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 (Breton and German), Yen (Vietnamese), Yin, Yoan (French and Slavic), Yon (Basque), Jaan (Estonian and Russian), Yemon, Yianni (Greek), Yoann (French), Yohan (French), Yona (Russian), Yonah (Hebrew), Yuan (Manx), Yuma, Euan (English and Scottish), Euen (Scottish), Eumann (Scottish), Eunan (Irish and Scottish), Ewan (English and Scottish), and Ewen (Scottish). 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)"   |
