| Meaning | the month of January |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin, from Janus, the god of beginnings |
January is a given name. It is derived from the name of the month January, which comes from Janus, a Roman god who stood for beginnings and transitions.[1]
People
- January Jones (singer), an American pop singer née Jacqueline Allison
- January Jones (born 1978), American actress
- January Suchodolski (1797–1875), Polish artist
- January Thompson (born 1983), American singer
Fictional characters
- January, one of the main characters in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Merchant's Tale"
- January, an AI from the 2017 video game Prey
- January, the protagonist in Alix Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January
- January, the protagonist in Emily Henry's Beach Read
See also
References
- ^ Littleton, C. Scott (2005). Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: Inca-Mercury. Vol. 6. Marshall Cavendish. p. 770. ISBN 9780761475651.