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Jahn
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English
Etymology
en de Jahn.
Proper noun
en German.
en Amanda Musa, Priscilla Alvarez, Leigh Waldman A detainee is dead after officials say a shooter fired ‘indiscriminately’ at a Texas ICE facility. Here’s what we know w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/us/wwk-dallas-ice-facility-shooting 2025-09-25 The shooter believed to be responsible for the incident was identified as Joshua Jahn, according to three sources familiar with the case. In 2016, when he was 19, Jahn was charged with delivering more than one-fourth of an ounce of marijuana, according to Collin County court records. He pleaded guilty and the case against him was deferred, with Jahn being placed on probation. https://web.archive.org/web/20260717231828/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/25/us/wwk-dallas-ice-facility-shooting 17 July 2026
Derived terms
en Jahn-Teller effect
Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m-an Jahnová
cs m German
Declension
m.an.surname
Further reading
German
de:
Etymology
Reduced from de Johannes; as an Eastern German surname, also from de cs Jan, itself related to the former.
Pronunciation
de De-Jahn.ogg
de De-Jahn2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
surname
de
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
nb Jan, nb Jann
Pronunciation
nb /jɑːn/
nb ɑːn 1
nb Jan
nb Jahn
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Dutch < Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew,West Frisian < Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew Jan John
Usage notes
As a variant of nb Jan, nb Jahn is associated with the Norwegian name day on 24 September.
The strongest periods of use for nb Jahn in Norway were approximately 1935–1945 and 1980–1985.
Derived terms
nb Jahndatter historical patronymic, “daughter of Jahn”
nb Jahnsdatter historical patronymic, “daughter of Jahn”
nb Jahnsen patronymic surname
nb Jahnson patronymic surname
nb Jahnssen patronymic surname
nb Jahnsson patronymic surname
nb Jahnsøn historical patronymic surname
nb Jahnssøn historical patronymic surname
nb Jahnsdotter historical patronymic, “daughter of Jahn”
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 593 men in Norway had nb Jahn as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: Persons, by girls' name and boys' name, Statistics Norway.
References
“Jahn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Jahn” at Nordic Names.