Jansen

English

Etymology

Through immigration from Dutch Jansen. Doublet of Johnson.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒænsən/

Proper noun

Jansen

1. A surname from Dutch.
2. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
3. A village in Nebraska.
4. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Derived terms

• Jansen disease
• Jansenism
• Jansenist
• Jansen metaphyseal dysostosis
• Jansen's metaphyseal chondrodysplasia
• JMC
• Murk Jansen-type metaphyseal chondrodysplasia

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Jans, Janse, Jansse, Janssen, Jansz

Etymology

Reduced form of Janszoon, corresponding to Jan +‎ -sen; equivalent to English Johnson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑn.sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Jan‧sen

Proper noun

Jansen

1. a common surname originating as a patronymic