Janez (given name)
| Pronunciation | Slovene pronunciation: [ˈjaːnɛs] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | John |
| Region of origin | Slovenia |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Ján, Janež, Janša; Johannes, Johann, Johan; John |
Janez is a Slovene form of the given name John.[1]
- Janez Burger (born 1965), film director
- Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008), second president of Slovenia
- Janez Drozg (1933–2005), film director
- Janez Istenič, footballer
- Janez Janež (1913–1990), expatriate surgeon
- Janez Janša (born 1958), fifth prime minister of Slovenia
- Janez Lapajne (born 1967), film director
- Janez Lenarčič (born 1967), diplomat
- Janez Matičič (1926–2022), composer and pianist
- Janez Semrajč (born 1989), tennis player
- Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641–1693) Slovene name of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor, scholar and polymath
References
- ^ Keber, Janez. 1988. Leksikon imen. Izvor imen na Slovenskem. Celje: Mohorjeva družba, pp. 213–216.