Jan (Persian name)
Jan (Persian: جان, romanized: jān, pronounced [dʒɑːn])[lower-alpha 1] or jaan is name of Persian origin meaning for 'soul' or 'life', also used as a diminutive suffix attached to names and expressing intimacy, with a meaning roughly equivalent to "darling, dear". It is predominantly used in regions in and around the Indian subcontinent, Iranian plateau and Anatolia.
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Given name
- Jan Nisar Akhtar, Indian poet
- Jan Fishan Khan, Afghan warlord
- Jan Mohammad Jamali, Baluch Sardar
- Jan Muhammad Junejo, Khilafat Movement leader
- Jan Mohammed Khan, Afghan politician
- Jan Uddin, British-Bangladeshi actor and model
Middle name
- Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, Indian musician
- Mohabbat Jan Chowdhury, Bangladeshi major general and minister
- Sarwar Jan Chowdhury, Bangladeshi former member of parliament
- Sarwar Jan Miah, Bangladeshi politician and lawyer
Surname
- Ahmad Jan (Bagram detainee), Afghan detainee
- Ahmad Jan (Taliban governor), Afghan governor
- Khwaja Yusuf Jan, Bengali aristocrat and politician
- Lalak Jan, Pakistani military personnel
- Maulana Hassan Jan, Assassinated Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam politician
- Mian Shakirullah Jan, Pashtun judge and member of the PCO Judges case protest
Variants
Among Turkic peoples, Jan (in different spellings) is also used as a suffix in two-part names.
- Ali Babacan, Turkish politician
- Fikri Alican, Turkish scientist
- Kerimcan Durmaz, Turkish internet celebrity
- Aisa Hakimcan, Finnish Tatar artist
- Alimjan Idris, Tatar theologian
- Ğalimcan İbrahimov, Tatar writer
- Hamid Olimjon, Uzbek poet
- Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Uzbek chess player
See also
Notes
- Colloquial Iranian Persian: جون, pronounced [dʒuːn].
References
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