"Jáan" meaning in Navajo

See Jáan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From English John. Head templates: {{head|nv|proper noun}} Jáan
  1. (offensive) a rural, often monolingual and/or illiterate Navajo person Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-Jáan-nv-name-fkE2PNLb Categories (other): Navajo entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Navajo entries with incorrect language header: 74 26
  2. a male given name
    Sense id: en-Jáan-nv-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): Navajo given names, Navajo male given names, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
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