Pronunciation | English: /ˈdʒænəs/ Polish: [ˈjanus] |
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Gender | Male |
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Related names | Jan, Janusz, János, Janosch, Jens, Johannes |
Janus is a masculine given name of Latin origin. Janus is the Roman god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages and endings. The name has also been used as a Latinisation of Jan or Johannes. The name has been used in Denmark. In January 2015, 1,305 Danes had the name Janus, according to Statistics Denmark.[1]