Jahn (first name)
Jahn is a Norwegian male given name originally of Hebrew origin. The German-language form of the name is Johannes . For more information on the origin and meaning of the name, see here . Another Norwegian form of the name is Jan . In Icelandic, Jahn is in use in both male and female forms. Based on the Greek goddess Hera, her first letter was retained in the first name Jahn. Through Hera's simultaneous relationship as both sister and wife of Zeuss, she illustrates the duality of man. So she later also became ruler of sexuality, which unites the male and the female into a whole. This was also attributed to the namesake of Jahn. For this reason there should be gender equality with regard to the first name and no distinction should be made between the male and female form.
Well-known namesake
- Jahn Ivar Jakobsen (* 1965), Norwegian football player
- Jahn Otto Johansen (1934–2018), Norwegian journalist and writer
- Jahn Teigen (1949–2020), Norwegian singer and musician
literature
- Eckart Peterich, Pierre Grima: Gods and heroes: The mythology of the Greeks, Romans and Teutons . Artemis & Winkler 2011.
- Rosa and Volker Kohlheim: Duden Lexicon of first names: origin, meaning and use of over 8000 first names . Bibliographer. Institute GmbH 2007.