Jan (Persian name)
Jan (Persian: جان, pron.: Jaan) is the Persian word for soul. It is also used as a diminutive suffix attached to names and titles, and in this case it means "[my] dear". It is used as a given name in Greater Iran.
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Given name
- Jan Nisar Akhtar, Indian poet
- Jan Fishan Khan, Indian warlord
- Jan Mohammad Jamali, Baluch Sardar
- Jan Muhammad Junejo, Khilafat Movement leader
- Jan Mohammed Khan, Afghan politician
- Jan Uddin, British actor and model
- Jan Dunya, Kurdish Girl
Middle name
- Ahmed Jan Thirakwa, Indian musician
Surname
- Ahmad Jan (Bagram detainee), Afghan detainee
- Ahmad Jan (Taliban governor), Afghan governor
- Lalak Jan, Pakistani military personnel
- Maulana Hassan Jan, Assassinated Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam politician
- Mian Shakirullah Jan, Pashtun judge and member of the PCO Judges case protest
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