"Jānis" meaning in All languages combined

See Jānis on Wiktionary

Proper name [Latvian]

Etymology: First recorded in 13th century. Ultimately from Hebrew, cognate to English John. Etymology templates: {{uder|lv|he|-}} Hebrew Head templates: {{head|lv|proper noun|2nd declension||g=m|g2=|head=}} Jānis m (2nd declension), {{lv-proper noun|m|2nd}} Jānis m (2nd declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|Jā|is|2nd||n|ņ|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-2|Jā|is|4=|5=n|6=ņ|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|Jānis|Jāņi|Jāni|Jāņus|Jāņa|Jāņu|Jānim|Jāņiem|Jāni|Jāņiem|Jānī|Jāņos|Jāni|Jāņi|type=2nd declension|x=-60}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Jānis [nominative, singular], Jāņi [nominative, plural], Jāņa [genitive, singular], Jāņu [genitive, plural], Jānim [dative, singular], Jāņiem [dative, plural], Jāni [accusative, singular], Jāņus [accusative, plural], Jāni [instrumental, singular], Jāņiem [instrumental, plural], Jānī [locative, singular], Jāņos [locative, plural], Jāni [singular, vocative], Jāņi [plural, vocative]
  1. a male given name of very common usage Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-Jānis-lv-name-N2duBsWI Categories (other): Latvian given names, Latvian male given names, Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biblical characters Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Latvian undefined derivations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 48 52
  2. John (a biblical character) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-Jānis-lv-name-Y5BisYoQ Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 Related terms: Ansis, Žanis, Džons, Džovanni, Hanss, Huans, Ivans, Janošs, Jans, Janušs, Johans, Žans, Jana, Janina, Joanna, Johanna, Žanete, Žanna

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāņa",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāņu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jānim",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāņiem",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāni",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāni",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      ]
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        "2": "Jāņi",
        "3": "Jāni",
        "4": "Jāņus",
        "5": "Jāņa",
        "6": "Jāņu",
        "7": "Jānim",
        "8": "Jāņiem",
        "9": "Jāni",
        "type": "2nd declension",
        "x": "-60"
      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "lv",
  "pos": "name",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Ansis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Žanis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Džons"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Džovanni"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Johans"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Žans"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Jana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Janina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Joanna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Johanna"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Žanete"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Žanna"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "Latvian given names",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jānis"
}

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    "Latvian masculine nouns",
    "Latvian proper nouns",
    "Latvian second declension nouns",
    "Latvian terms derived from Hebrew",
    "Latvian undefined derivations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāņu",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "Jāni",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jāni",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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        "2": "Jāņi",
        "3": "Jāni",
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        "5": "Jāņa",
        "6": "Jāņu",
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  "pos": "name",
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      "word": "Ansis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Žanis"
    },
    {
      "word": "Džons"
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      "word": "Džovanni"
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    {
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    },
    {
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    },
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      "word": "Ivans"
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    {
      "word": "Joanna"
    },
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    {
      "word": "Žanete"
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  ],
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}

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