Janez
Janez is a Slovenian name.
Origin and meaning
Janez is the Slovenian variant of the male given name Johannes . Short forms are Anže and Janž . Forms derived from Jean such as Žan , Žane and Žanko are also used, as well as forms derived from English such as Džon and Džek. Žan is the fourth most common male name in the age cohort from 1991 to 2015.
Name bearer
First name
- Janez Bernik (1933–2016), Slovenian painter and graphic artist
- Janez Brajkovič (* 1983), Slovenian racing cyclist
- Janez Cvirn (1960–2013), Slovenian historian
- Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008), Slovenian politician and statesman
- Janez Drozg (1933–2005), Slovenian television and film director
- Janez Janša (* 1958), Slovenian politician and chairman of the Slovenian Democratic Party
- Janez Lapajne (* 1967), Slovenian film director
- Janez Lenarčič (* 1967), Slovenian diplomat and politician
- Janez Marič (* 1975), Slovenian biathlete
- Janez Baptist Novak (1756–1833), Slovenian composer
- Janez Ožbolt (* 1970), Slovenian biathlete
- Janez Potočnik (* 1958), Slovenian politician and EU commissioner
- Janez Puh (1862–1914), Slovenian-speaking Austrian mechanical engineer and industrialist
- Janez Strajnar (* 1971), Slovenian football goalkeeper
- Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641–1693), Slovenian polyhistor, topographer and historian
family name
- Grigori Vladimirovich Janez (* 1948), Soviet football player
Web links
Frequency, regional distribution and age cohort distribution of the name Janez in Slovenia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Janez on www.vornamen-weltweit.de
- ↑ limited preview in the Google book search
- ↑ Janez. In: revija.ognjisce.si. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Kako pogosta sta vaše ime in vaš priimek? In: stat.si. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .