Dženan is a male given name. In the

Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...

, Dženan is popular among

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

in the former Yugoslav nations. The name may have been derived from the Arabic word ''jinan'' (جِنَان), which translates to 'garden' - this word refers to one of the levels of entering jannah (جَنَّة), or paradise, and is considered equivalent to the

Garden of Eden In Abrahamic religions, the Garden of Eden (; ; ) or Garden of God ( and ), also called the Terrestrial Paradise, is the biblical paradise described in Genesis 2–3 and Ezekiel 28 and 31.. The location of Eden is described in the Book of Ge ...

. The name might also be a South Slavic version of the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

name Janan (جانان), which means "beloved." The name has a variant: ''Džanan'' (for example,

Džanan Musa Džanan Musa (, born 8 May 1999) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. Standing at and weighing , Musa plays at the shooting guard and small forward positions. He was selected by ...

). It also has a female equivalent: ''Dženana'' (for example,

Dženana Šehanović Dženana Šehanović (born 23 March 1991) is a Bosnian piano professor and a professional pianist. She holds a master's degree in piano performance. Education She studied music in Germany, Austria, Croatia, and her home-country of Bosnia and Her ...

Given name

* Dženan Čišija (born 1976), Swedish politician * Dženan Ćatić (born 1992), Bosnian retired footballer * Dženan Đonlagić (born 1974), Bosnian politician and economist * Dženan Haračić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer *

Dženan Hošić Dženan Hošić (born 13 March 1976) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who is the manager of the FK Sarajevo Youth School, Sarajevo under-19 team. International career H ...

(born 1976), Bosnian football manager *

Dženan Lončarević Dženan Lončarević (; born 10 April 1975) is a Serbian pop singer. He has lived in Belgrade since 2006. On 4 March 2019 he competed in the ''Beovizija ''Beovizija'' () was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national ...

(born 1975), Serbian pop singer * Dženan Osmanović (born 2000), Bosnian footballer * Dženan Pejčinović (born 2005), German footballer *

Dženan Radončić Dženan Radončić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Џенан Радончић; born 2 August 1983) is a Montenegrin retired professional association football, footballer who played as a forward (association football), forward. Career In J ...

(born 1983), Montenegrin retired footballer * Dženan Salković (1945-1989), Bosnian singer, songwriter, and doctor * Dženan Uščuplić (1975-2024), Bosnian retired footballer * Dženan Zaimović (born 1973), Bosnian football manager {{DEFAULTSORT:Dženan Bosnian masculine given names Masculine given names