Janko
Janko is a traditional Slovak familiar form of the name Ján, which carries an intimate and diminutive tone. It is commonly used as a term of endearment within families, but is also known from the publicly used names of Slovak writers, such as Janko Kráľ or Janko Jesenský. The root name Ján connects it to biblical tradition.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisJanko is a familiar form of the name Ján, meaning "God is gracious".
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Janko je slovenská domácka a zdrobnená podoba mena Ján, utvorená príponou -ko so skrátením samohlásky á. Meno Ján pochádza cez grécke Ioannes a latinské Iohannes z hebrejského Jóchánán. Jeho súčasti odkazujú na Božie meno Jahve a sloveso chánan, teda byť milostivý; význam je „Jahve je milostivý“, tradične „Boh je milostivý“.
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JANKO
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling12 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Janko
21People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Czechoslovak poet, lawyer, politician and translator (1874–1945)
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