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Jan-Michael

Quick answer"Jan-Michael" is a compound name combining "Jan" (a Slavic form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning "God is gracious") and "Michael" (from Hebrew Mikha'el meaning "Who is like God?").

Hebrew · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#3,225
TrendStable
Peak year2002
Syllables3
OriginHebrew
LanguageGermanic/Slavic
CultureEuropean
Letters11
Numerology4 Chaldean 11
Global rank#2,892

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Jan-Michael

"Jan-Michael" is a compound name combining "Jan" (a Slavic form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning "God is gracious") and "Michael" (from Hebrew Mikha'el meaning "Who is like God?").

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Etymology

"Jan-Michael" is a compound name combining "Jan" (a Slavic form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning "God is gracious") and "Michael" (from Hebrew Mikha'el meaning "Who is like God?"). The name is primarily used in Germanic, Scandinavian, and Dutch-speaking cultures, often as a way to honor multiple family members or religious figures, with particular prevalence in Protestant and Catholic communities throughout Northern and Central Europe.

Jan-Michael currently ranks #3,225 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2002.

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