Yan name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 13th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Hebrew

Usage: German, Breton, Russian, Slavic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: yan

Meaning: Yahweh is Gracious and God is Merciful

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What does Yan mean?
Variations of Yan
How popular is Yan?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Yan
Famous People Named Yan
Lists having Yan

What does Yan mean?

The curious unisex name Yan is used chiefly in Breton, German, Russian, Swedish, Slavic, Danish, Norwegian and Finnish, Yan means "Yahweh is Gracious or God is Merciful" is originated from Hebrew. Yan is version of preeminent and biblical Jan.

Jan is form of biblical and persistent Jean. Jan is short version of Janacek. Jan is German and Low German form of Johannes. Also Jan is Frisian and German form of Jahan [11].

Jan is also Frisian and German form of Names Ending with -Ian. Jan is also Slavic form of Johannes [11]. Meaning of Jan is God has been Gracious, God is Merciful and Sing is originated from Hebrew and Czech.

Yan is variant of famous, biblical and imperishable John. John is short version of Johannes. John is German and English form of Johannes. Meaning of John is Yahweh is Gracious, God has Been Gracious: has Shown Favor In the Bible John the Baptist Baptized Christ In the Jordan and Gift of God is originated from Hebrew.

Yan is celebrated on December 27th.

How do I pronounce Yan?

yan is the most common way to pronounce one syllabled Yan.

Variants of Yan

Jehanne, Ieuan, Johanan, Jan, John, Jean, Johannes, Janak, Janne, Jancis, Dejohn, Gianni, Jackie, Yanis, Aaronjohn, John Paul, Jeanne, Gean, Ioan, Ionel, Johnna, Jennine, Donajean, Jean-Claude

Names that rhyme with Yan

How popular is the name Yan?

A common name in France having over 1816 recievers in 17 years of usage. When at its peak in 1972, 217 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 203rd position.

Yan is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1971 and was able to reach the top 3000 names. In 1984, it ranked 2950th when 35 boys were named Yan.

There are over 835 babies that have been given the name Yan in United States.

Yan is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, although it has been in use since 1996 but could not make beyond the top 2000.

Over 208 people have been named Yan in England and Wales. However things change on global perspective, Yan is extremely popular in China where every 1 in 90 have the name as well as in Myanmar.

Also the baby name is popular in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Russia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Belarus, Canada, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and India. At least, 17430000 people globally have been given the name as per our estimate.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	3281	34
2017	3228	35	15794	5
2016	3577	30	14240	6
2015	5045	18	16368	5
2014	3609	29

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Yan in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	55	110	40	350
	118	7	270	21

What numerology tells about Yan?

You are passionate when it comes to relationships but cool off too easily. You want to achieve a great success and accomplish your dreams in order to prove yourself you can do it. You need to communicate with people in order to expand your knowledge and widen your perspective. People admire you for your honesty but they also fear what you have to say about their life. You love people but you don't depend on the love they do or don't have for you.

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Volkmar - Volkmar's meaning is Well-Known or Famous is rooted from Old High German and Germanic, a baby boy name is substantially used in Finnish, Norwegian and Danish
Asko is equivalent of Andreas in Finnish language. Also Asko is equivalent of Asarja in Finnish language. Also Asko is Finnish form of Askold. Also Asko is Frisian equivalent of Aske
Ninon - Infrequent girl name Ninon means "Disciple of Christ or -Nina" which of Italian, Hebrew and Latin origin is especially used in French and Danish
Betina means My God is Abundance or My God has Sworn is used normally as a baby girl name is came from Hebrew is used in Italian, Finnish and Swedish
Rosi - The infrequent girl name Rosi means "Rose" is originated from Latin is primarily used in Finnish, German and Norwegian

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Famous people named Yan

Yan Vyshatich, Kievan nobleman and military commander
Yan Zhenqing, leading Chinese calligrapher and a loyal governor of the Tang Dynasty
Yan Pascal Tortelier, French conductor and violinist
Yan Liben, Chinese architect, painter
Yan Ruoqu, influential Chinese scholar of the early Qing Dynasty
Yan Yuan,
Yan Ji, empress during Han Dynasty
Yan Huiqing, Chinese politician
Yan Hong, retired Chinese race walker
Yan Moore, is Canadian television writer and producer
Yan Wei, retired Chinese middle distance runner

Yan Pei-Ming, Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai
Yan Ruyi, independent gentry scholar of considerable local influence
Yan Shigu, famous Chinese author and linguist of the Tang Dynasty
Yan Jiankui, retired female sprinter from PR China
Yan Han, Chinese artist and teacher
Yan Zhitui, Chinese calligrapher, painter, musician
Yan Fang, female Chinese softball player
Yan Chongnian, Chinese historian
Yan Song, Chinese politician of the Ming dynasty
Yan Xishan, Chinese warlord
Yan Liang, military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China
Yan Fu, Chinese scholar and translator
Yan Yan, military officer
Yan Zi, retired Chinese-born Hong Kong tennis player

Yan Gamarnik, Soviet military absolute commander of red army of 1930 to 1937 supreme comissar of belarus and politician of Jewish ethnicity
Yan Stastny, American-Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently an unrestricted free agent
Yan Jiaqi, Chinese political scientist and dissident
Yan Jun, official of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China
Yan Xing, military officer serving under the warlord Han Sui during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China
Yan Rou, military general of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China
Yan Xiang, official
Yan Yan Mak, Hong Kong based female award-winning director
Yan Frenkel, popular Soviet composer and performer
Yan Bartelemí, Cuban-American amateur boxer

Yan Golubovsky, professional ice hockey player currently playing for HK Acroni Jesenice
Yan Tsiharaw, retired football player from Belarus
Yan Song, former professional Chinese international footballer
Yan Kaminsky, retired ice hockey player
Yan Lianke, Chinese writer of novels and short stories based
Yana Gorskaya in The Perks of Being a Wallflower as Editorial Department
Yanina Hope in Deep in the Darkness as Actor
Yancy Mendia in Señorita Justice as Actress
Yan Gi-tak Yang Gi-tak was a politician and activist of the Korean independence movement.
Actor Yan Ming Chan, noted for movie The Boss Up There
In 2019, Yan Birch characterized the role of Magnus in action and crime movie Eternal Code.

Yan Cui played the leading character of Camille in 1995 drama flick Chinese Chocolate.
Yan Jin, from 1938 drama flick Qing tian xie lei, who played N.
Yan Tsapnik, from 2015 comedy and family movie Prizrak, who characterized the Gena.
In 1959 war film, Zhan Shanghai, Yan Gao portrayed Political Commissar Zhang.
In 1984, Yan Zhang played the role of Uncle Mao Fu in drama film Yue liang wan de feng bo.
In 1993, Yan Hao played the role of Ma Feihong in thriller film Xue ji huang sha zhen.
In 1991 action film, Xue zhan tianshi hao, Yan Liu portrayed Public Security Bureau Director.
Yan Wang, from 1982 drama movie Shan dao wan wan, who characterized Zhu Jin.
In 2003, Yan Shu portrayed the role of Little Girl in drama movie Er di.

Yan Cao characterized the main role of N in 1946 drama film Tongbing Bu Xianglian.
In 1983 drama film, Rumput-rumput yang bergoyang, Yan Bastian played N.
In 1961, Yan Kwan characterized the role of N in comedy movie Qing chang wu long.
Yan Wu Yan, from 2016 drama film The Village Girl 2, who played Roommate.
In 1980, Yan Shen played the role of N in drama flick Xin suan suan.

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