Jansson
Encyclopedia
Jansson is a Swedish
patronymic
surname
, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes
, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian
, German
, Dutch
, Danish
and Norwegian
spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name
. People with the name Jansson or its variants include:
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
patronymic
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...
, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
, Danish
Danish language
Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
and Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
spellings. Jansson is rare 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 Jansson or its variants include:
Surname
- Bengt JanssonBengt JanssonBengt Gustaf Jansson is a former Swedish international speedway rider."Banger" was runner up in the 1967 World Final to fellow countryman Ove Fundin after losing a race-off and finished third in 1971, again after a run-off.He rode in Britain for West Ham Hammers, Edinburgh Monarchs, Hackney Hawks,...
(b. 1943), former Swedish international speedway rider - Camilla Sköld JanssonCamilla Sköld JanssonCamilla Sköld Jansson, , is a Swedish Left Party politician. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1998 to 2006.-External links:* at the Riksdag website...
(b. 1957), Swedish politician - Erik Jansson (1808 — 1850), leader of a Swedish pietist sect that emigrated to the United States in 1846
- Erik Jansson (cyclist)Erik Jansson (cyclist)Erik Jansson was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he won the bronze medal as part of the Swedish road cycling team, after finishing 14th in the individual road race....
(1907 - 1993), Swedish, Olympic road racing cyclist - Folke JanssonFolke JanssonFolke Jansson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in the triple jump....
(1897 - 1965), Swedish, Olympics triple jump - Gustaf JanssonGustaf JanssonGustaf Jansson was a Swedish athlete who competed in the marathon during his career. He was born in Brattfors, Värmland.He won the bronze medal for Sweden in the 1952 Summer Olympics Marathon, held in Helsinki, Finland in a time of 2:26:07. His best time for the marathon was 2:21:40 in...
(b. 1922), Swedish, Olympic marathoner - Helena JanssonHelena JanssonHelena Jansson is a Swedish orienteer who became World Champion in the sprint distance in Miskolc, Hungary in 2009...
(b. 1985), Swedish orienteer - Herold JanssonHerold JanssonCarl August Herold Jansson was a Danish gymnast and diver who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Copenhagen and died in Frederiksberg....
(1899 - 1965), Danish, Olympic gymnast and diver - Jan-Magnus JanssonJan-Magnus JanssonJan-Magnus Jansson was a Finnish politician .Jansson was a Professor of general state science at the University of Helsinki 1954–74 and chancellor for the Åbo Akademi University 1985 to 1991...
(1922 - 2003), Finnish politician - Jan Jansson (footballer)Jan Jansson (footballer)Jan Jansson is a Swedish former footballer.-Club career:Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals Östers in 1987...
(b. 1968), Swedish - Jesper JanssonJesper JanssonJesper Jansson is a retired professional footballer from Sweden, who played as a defender and a midfielder during his career. He was a member of the Sweden national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain...
(b. 1971), Swedish football player - Jimmy JanssonJimmy JanssonJimmy Jansson is a Swedish singer and songwriter.-Music career:Jansson's music career began when he formed a boy band, The Poets, with some of his friends in 2002...
(b. 1985), Swedish singer and songwriter - John JanssonJohn JanssonKarl Johan Erik "John" Jansson was a Swedish diver, who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics....
(1892 - 1943), Swedish, Olympic diver - Karl Emanuel JanssonKarl Emanuel JanssonKarl Emanuel Jansson . Very early in life, he became interested in drawing and painting. His art studies in Turku, Stockholm and Düsseldorf were financially supported by the Finnish Art Society...
(1846 - 1874), Finnish artist - Lars JanssonLars JanssonLars Jansson was a Finnish author and cartoonist. A native of Helsinki, Jansson was the son of the sculptor, Viktor Jansson, and the illustrator, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. His siblings included an older sister, writer Tove Jansson, and an older brother, Per Olof Jansson...
, disambiguation page - Marlena JanssonMarlena JanssonMarlena Jansson is a Swedish orienteering competitor. She is three times Relay World Champion as a member of the Swedish winning team in 1991, 1993 and 1997, as well as having a silver medal from 1995 and a bronze medal from 1999. She also shared bronze with Anna Bogren in the Short distance...
(b. 1970), Swedish orienteering competitor - Mats JanssonMats JanssonMats Jansson is a Swedish businessperson. He was Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group from 2007 to 2010. -Biography:...
(b. 1951), Swedish, Chief Executive Officer of SAS Group - Mikael JanssonMikael JanssonMikael Jansson is a former leader of the Swedish political party Sweden Democrats . He served as party leader between 1995 and 2005. He was replaced by Jimmie Åkesson.- External links :...
(b. 1965), Swedish politician - Nanna JanssonNanna JanssonNanna Jansson is an ice hockey player from Sweden. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics.-References:...
(b. 1983), Swedish, Olympic ice hockey medalist - Roger JanssonRoger JanssonRoger Jansson is a politician in the Åland Islands, an autonomous and unilingually Swedish territory of Finland. He has studied in Åbo Akademi.* Member of Ålands lagting 2007-...
(b. 1943), Finish politician - Tommy JanssonTommy JanssonPer Tommy Jansson was a motorcycle speedway rider. He was one of Sweden's most exciting speedway prospects in the 1970s but was killed in the Swedish Final a World Championship Qualifying Round meeting....
(1952 - 1976), Swedish motorcycle speedway rider - Tove JanssonTove JanssonTove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
(1914 – 2001), Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author - Ulrik JanssonUlrik JanssonUlrik Jansson is a former Swedish footballer.- Career :Ulrik Jansson began his career in Östers IF in 1994 he began his career in Helsingborgs IF where he became a Swedish champion with in 1999....
(b. 1968), former Swedish footballer - Viktor JanssonViktor JanssonViktor Bernhard "Faffan" Jansson was a Finnish sculptor belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland...
(1886 - 1958), Finnish sculptor