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First recorded in 19th century. From French Jean (“John”).
Žanis m
- a male given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Žanis was the only given name of 839 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.