Janson (name)
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Janson is a Scandinavian patronymic
surname
, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes
. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch
, Danish
, Norwegian
and Swedish
spellings. Janson is uncommon as a given name
. People with the name Janson or its variants include:
Alternate spelling
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes
Johannes
Johannes is the Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek name Ιωάννης , itself derived from the Hebrew name Yehochanan meaning "Yahweh is gracious". The name became popular in Northern Europe, especially in Germany...
. There are alternate Belgian, Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
spellings. Janson is uncommon as a given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. People with the name Janson or its variants include:
- Anton JansonAnton JansonAnton Janson was a Dutch type founder and printer.The typeface Janson is named for him, although it can also be attributed to Hungarian punch-cutter and printer Miklós Kis -References:*Carter, Rob, Day, Ben, Meggs,Philip...
(1620-1687), Dutch printer and typographer after whom the font "Janson" is named - Charles Auguste Marie Joseph, Comte de Forbin-JansonCharles Auguste Marie Joseph, Comte de Forbin-JansonCharles-Auguste-Marie-Joseph, Count of Forbin-Janson was a French Bishop of Nancy and Toul, and founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood....
(1785 - 1844), French Bishop of Nancy and Toul, and founder of the Association of the Holy Childhood - Ciara JansonCiara JansonCiara Janson is an English actress best known for her role in Hollyoaks as Nicole Owen.The character of Nicole Owen was Ciara Janson's first major television work. Previous parts include the role of Heidi for a BBC radio drama...
(born 1987), English actress - David JansonDavid JansonDavid Janson is an English actor whose stage debut was in Oliver! in 1962. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963 in A Midsummer Night's Dream and appeared as the young boy in The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night.Janson became well known for his role as Jimmy Harker in the 1960s British...
(born 1950), English actor and father of Ciara Janson - Ernest A. JansonErnest A. JansonSergeant Major Ernest August Janson was a United States Marine who was highly decorated for his heroic actions in World War I, receiving both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor and the French Medaille Militaire, as well as decorations from Montenegro, Portugal, and Italy. During World War I he...
(1878-1930), highly decorated United States Marine of World War I - H. W. JansonH. W. JansonHorst Waldemar Janson , who published as H. W. Janson, was an American scholar of art history best known for his History of Art, which was first published in 1962 and has sold more than two million copies in fifteen languages.Janson was born in St. Petersburg in 1913 to Friedrich Janson and Helene...
(1913-1982), American art historian - Horst Janson (actor)Horst Janson (actor)Horst Janson is a German film and television actor.-Career:Horst Janson is one of Germany's most popular actors, his career started very early with the film Buddenbrooks in 1959, he also featured in Helmut Käutner’s ‘The glass of water’ 1960 , where he played alongside Gustaf Gründgens, Hilde...
, German film and television actor - Klaus JansonKlaus JansonKlaus Janson is a German-born American comic book artist, working regularly for Marvel Comics and DC Comics and sporadically for independent companies...
(born 1952), American comic book artist - Marie JansonMarie JansonMarie Janson was a Belgian politician and the first woman to serve in the Belgian senate. She was a daughter of Paul Janson and Anna-Augustine Amoré....
(1873-1960), Belgian politician and first woman to serve in the Belgian Senate; sister of Paul-Émile Janson - Oscar JansonOscar JansonOscar Janson is a Swedish pole vaulter.He finished ninth at the 2002 European Championships, and competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final....
(born 1975), Swedish athlete - Paul JansonPaul JansonPaul Janson was a Belgian liberal politician.Born in Herstal, Janson studied philosophy and law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. From an early age he was a strong supporter of electoral reform and stood on the progressive wing of the Belgian liberal movement...
(1840-1913), Belgian liberal politician; father of Paul-Émile Janson and Marie Janson - Paul-Émile JansonPaul-Emile JansonPaul-Emile Janson was a Belgian liberal politician.Born in Brussels, Janson was the son of liberal statesman Paul Janson . He studied law at the Free University of Brussels , practised as a lawyer, and also taught at the university...
(1872-1944), Belgian liberal politician, brother of Marie Janson - Svante JansonSvante JansonSvante Janson is a Swedish mathematician. A member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences since 1994, Janson has been the chaired professor of mathematics at Uppsala University since 1987....
, Swedish mathematician
Alternate spelling
- Mariss JansonsMariss JansonsMariss Ivars Georgs Jansons is a Latvian conductor, the son of conductor Arvīds Jansons. His mother, the singer Iraida Jansons, who was Jewish, gave birth to him in hiding in Riga, Latvia, after her father and brother were killed in the Riga Ghetto...
(born 1943), Latvian conductor