Forename Янис

Across the world, Янис (Janis , Yanis , Yannis , among others...) is a widespread unisex forename. The forename Янис is characteristic of Latvia, where it is a common masculine name, Cyprus, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Algeria, where it is quite a common primarily male, but very seldom girly name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United States, Algeria, and Latvia. Much less frequently, Янис is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Янис

name Žanis, name Ânis, name Иоганн, Йоханн, Джоханн, Джоанн, Юханн, name Yannis, name Jānis, name Ioanis, name Γιάννης, name Джаннис, name Γιαννάκης, name Γιάννος, name Jannis, name Ioannes, name יואניס, name جان, name Йоганн, name Ioannis, name Жанис, name Iannis, name Janys, name Яган, name Яннис, name Иоганн, name Jaan, name 約翰, name Γιάνης, name Giannis, name Yánnis, name Ιωάννης, name Йоханн, name Яан, name Янис, name Yanis, name Yiannis, name 揚, name Yánis, name Джоанн, name 约翰内斯, name يوهان, name Johann, name Janis, name Yannos, name Йохан, name Иоаннис, name Юханн, name יאן, name Ianis, name Yannakis, name יוהאן, name Yanys, name ヨハン

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Janis	Greece, France, United States, Latvia, Indonesia
Yanis	Greece, France, United States, Latvia, Algeria
Yannis	Greece, France, United States, United Kingdom, Algeria
Jānis	Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States, Latvia
Yiannis	Greece, France, United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus
Янис	Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia
Ianis	Greece, France, Brazil, United States, United Kingdom

First names said to be same

Giannis, Iannis, Ioanis, Ioannes, Ioannis, Jaan, Jannis, Janys, Johann, Yannakis, Yannos, Yanys, Yánis, Yánnis, Ânis, Žanis, Γιάνης, Γιάννης, Γιάννος, Γιαννάκης, Ιωάννης, Джаннис, Джоанн, Жанис, Иоаннис, Иоганн, Иоганн, Йоханн, Джоханн, Джоанн, Юханн, Йоганн, Йохан, Йоханн, Юханн, Яан, Яган, Яннис, יאן, יואניס, יוהאן, جان, يوهان, ヨハン, 揚, 約翰, and 约翰内斯

First name Янис in the context

Янис is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Janis Ian , the minor character from the 2004 film Mean Girls; Janis Silver , the character in the TV series Law & Order; Janis Gold , the fictional tv character and Jānis Ziemelis .

Notable namesakes

	принцис, янис Russian writer and journalist (1796-1868), LV (b. 1796)
	янис цимзе Latvian musician, LV (b. 1814)
	янис карлович бетиньш Latvian chess composer and chess player (1856-1946), LV (b. 1856)
	валтер, янис теодорович Latvian painter (1869-1932), LV (b. 1869)
	янис порукс Latvian writer (1871-1911), LV (b. 1871)
	принцис, янис янович Russian writer (1821-1904), LV (b. 1821)
	мисиньш, янис LV (b. 1862)
	рубертс, янис Russian ophthalmologist and physician (1874-1934), LV (b. 1874)
	францис, янис Latvian general, LV (b. 1877)
	янис чокке Latvian revolutionary (1878-1910), LV (b. 1878)
	бетиньш, янис LV (b. 1830)
	паулюкс, янис антонович Latvian painter (1906-1984), LV (b. 1906)
	мендрикс, янис Latvian servant of God (1907-1953), LV (b. 1907)
	янис пурапуте Latvian writer (1864-1902), LV (b. 1864)
	апинис, янис Latvian officer (1867-1925), LV (b. 1866)