Jan
WordNet
noun
(1) The first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
WiktionaryText
Proper noun
- A female nickname, sometimes used as a formal given name.
Quotations
- 1899 Paul Leicester Ford: Janice Meredith: Chapter 1:
- "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?"
- "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend.
Proper noun
- A male given name of , and origin, also used in Germany and Scandinavia.