Forename János

In all the world, János (János , Янош , יאנוש ) is a common masculine forename. The first name János is habitual in Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, where it is a common male name, Romania, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Slovakia. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine. Much less frequently, János is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish János is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name János

name Evan, name Ivashka, name Iwo, name Hannes, name Jack, name Ivano, name Giuàn, name Honza, name Iván, name Ivans, name Ieuan, name Gjoni, name Džons, name Farkas, name Janjuš, name Calvin, name Ioannes, name Ivan, name Ioann, name Giovanni, name יאנוש, name Ianka, name Janka, name Ioannis, name Hans, name János, name Iwan, name Janos, name Fekete, name Jaan, name Ionut, name Honsa, name Giannis, name Ian, name Ioan, name Ionuț, name Ianoș, name Янош, name Janjoš, name Erwann, name Januš, name Gianni, name Antal, name Huans, name Hanns, name Bosco, name Ivo, name Ifan, name Giovan, name Jan, name Janoš, name Ion, name Gian

VARIANT	COUNTRY
János	Romania, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia
Янош	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Armenia
יאנוש	Israel

First names said to be same

Antal, Bosco, Calvin, Džons, Erwann, Evan, Farkas, Fekete, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanni, Giuàn, Gjoni, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ianoș, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Janjoš, Janjuš, Janka, Janos, Janoš, Januš,

First name János in the context

János is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: János Boka , character in The Paul Street Boys.

Notable namesakes

	jános i. Hungarian bishop of Várad (b. 1001)
	jános pécsi püspök (b. 1101)
	jános drugeth Hungarian Palatine (1288-1333) (b. 1288)
	jános forgách Hungarian Catholic bishop (?-1301) (b. 1250)
	jános albeni bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, DE (b. 1301)
	jános Hungarian bishop (b. 1301)
	jános cseszneki (b. 1305)
	küküllei jános SK (b. 1320)
	jános garai nobleman of Temes, Hungary (b. 1350)
	aquila jános Hungarian architect, HU (b. 1400)
	hunyadi jános Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–1453, HU (b. 1407)
	jános maróti de marót Ban of the Banate of Macsó (b. 1366)
	jános ernuszt (b. 1420)
	váci jános Hungarian painter, HU (b. 1401)
	jános bártfay Hungarian scriptor (b. 1401)

Characteristic surnames

Kis, Fekete, Fülöp, Illés, Orsós, Molnár, Márton, Sándor, Balázs, Bodnár, Bogdán, Bálint, Kovács, Pintér, Lakatos, Juhász, Takács, Török, Németh, László, Hegedűs, Horváth, Farkas, Vincze, Kocsis, Balogh, Cseh, Kiss, Papp, Pál, Gál, Nagy, Simon, Sipos, Antal, Boros, Szilágyi, Rácz, Varga, Vajda, Fehér, Fodor, Orosz, Oláh, Magyar, Máté, Szabó, Szűcs, Tóth, and Mészáros