Janko is a name that derives from a diminutive form of the name ''
Jan'' (Slavic languages), ''
Janez'' (Slovenian), ''
János'' (Hungarian), and ''
Yakov Yakov (alternative spellings: Jakov or Iakov, cyrl, Яков) is a Russian or Hebrew variant of the given names Jacob and James. People also give the nickname Yasha ( cyrl, Яша) or Yashka ( cyrl, Яшка) used for Yakov.
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Jacob'' (Ashkenazi Jewish). It also derives from the vernacular form of Latin ''
Johannes''.
Notable people with the name include:
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Janko Benša (born 1977), Serbian distance runner
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Janko Bobetko (1919–2003), Croatian general
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Janko Brašić
Janko Brašić ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Брашић; Oparić, January 1, 1906 – June 15, 1994) was a Serbian painter. He is considered to be one of the foremost contributors to the naïve art genre, with a worldwide reputation.
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(1906–1994), Serbian naïve painter
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Janko Drašković
Janko Drašković ( Hungarian: ''Draskovich János''; 20 October 1770 – 14 January 1856) was a Croatian politician associated with the beginnings of the 19th-century national revival, the Illyrian movement. He studied law and philosophy befo ...
(1770–1856), Croatian politician
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Janko Dreyer
Janko Dreyer (born 14 March 1994) is a South African cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Free State in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup on 30 November 2017. He made his List A
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs ...
(born 1994), South African cricketer
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Janko Gagić (died 1804), Serbian hajduk leader
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Janko Gojković
Janko Gojković (born April 14, 1973) is a Bosnian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events. He is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), and a member of the Bosnian swimming team since the breakup of SFR Yu ...
(born 1973), Bosnian swimmer
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Janko Gredelj Janko Gredelj (28 March 1916 – 23 December 1941) was a Yugoslav communist and one of the organizers of the antifascist struggle in Zagreb in 1941.
He was born in Zagreb in 1916. After finishing public school, he went on railway school. He also g ...
(1916–1941), Yugoslav communist
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Janko Halkozović (fl. 1757), Serbian painter
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Janko Janša
Janko Janša (born 1900, date of death unknown) was a Slovenian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: ...
(born 1900), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Janko Jesenský
Baron Ján Jesenský (30 December 1874 in Tučiansky Svätý Martin ( hu, Túrócszentmárton), Kingdom of Hungary (present day Martin, Slovakia) – 27 December 1945 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) was a Slovak lower nobleman of the House o ...
(1874–1945), Slovak lower nobleman and member of the Slovak national movement
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Janko Kamauf
Janko Kamauf (1801–1874) was the last city magistrate of Gradec and the first mayor of Zagreb, Croatia. He saw the unification of Gradec, Kaptol and several surrounding villages into Zagreb by ban Josip Jelačić in 1850 and remained the ci ...
(1801–1874), city magistrate of Gradec and mayor of Zagreb, Croatia
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Janko Kersnik
Janko Kersnik (4 September 1852 – 28 July 1897) was a Slovene writer and politician. Together with Josip Jurčič, he is considered the most important representative of literary realism in Slovene.
Biography
Kersnik was born in Brdo ...
(1852–1897), Slovene writer and politician
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Janko Kobentar
Janko Kobentar (born 1 April 1940) is a Slovenian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 15 kilometre event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische ...
(born 1940), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Janko Konstantinov Janko Konstantinov ( mk, Јанко Константинов; 18 January 1926 in Bitola, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 2010) is a Macedonian architect and artist.
Education and career
Janko Konstantinov studied at Faculty of Archit ...
(1926–2010), Macedonian architect and artist
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Janko Kos (born 1931), Slovenian literary historian
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Janko Lavrin (1887–1986), Slovene novelist, poet, critic, translator, and historian
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Janko Leskovar (1861–1949), Croatian novelist
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Janko Lukovski (born 1946), Macedonian basketball player and coach
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Janko Mavrović (born 1977), Croatian team handball player
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Janko Mežik (born 1921), Slovenian ski jumper
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Janko Mihailović Moler (1792–1853), Serbian priest and artist
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Janko Neuber (born 1971), German cross-country skier
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Janko Nilović (born 1941), pianist, arranger, and composer
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Janko Orožen (1891–1989), Slovene historian and schoolteacher
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Janko Pacar
Janko Pacar (born 18 August 1990) is a Swiss football forward who currently plays for FC Emmenbrücke.
Career
In January 2016, he joined Petrolul Ploiești on an 18-month loan deal but the contract expired when the club relegated at the end of ...
(born 1990), Swiss footballer
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Janko Pleterski (1923–2018), Slovenian historian, politician, and diplomat
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Janko Premrl (1920–1943), Slovene Partisan
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Janko Prunk
Janko Prunk () (born 30 December 1942) is a Slovenian historian of modern history. He has published articles and monographs on analytical politology, modern history, the genesis of modern political formations, and the history of social and polit ...
(born 1942), Slovenian historian
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Janko Sanković (fl. 1963–1978), Yugoslavian football goalkeeper
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Janko Simović (born 1986), Montenegrin footballer
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Janko Smole (1921–2010), Slovenian politician
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Janko Tipsarević (born 1984), Serbian tennis player
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Janko Tumbasević (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
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Janko Veber (born 1960), Slovenian politician
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Janko Veselinović (lawyer)
Janko Veselinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јанко Веселиновић; born November 6, 1965) is a Serbian academic and politician. He is a professor at the University of Novi Sad Faculty of Agriculture and a Deputy of the National Assembly of ...
(born 1965), Serbian academic and politician
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Janko Veselinović (writer)
Janko Veselinović ( sr-Cyrl, Јанко Веселиновић, ; 13 May 1862 – 26 June 1905) was a Serbian writer.
Biography
Janko Veselinović was born in Crnobarski Salaši on 1 May 1862 in Eastern Orthodox priestly family. He completed e ...
(1862–1905), Serbian writer
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Janko Vranyczany-Dobrinović
Janko Baron Vranyczany-Dobrinović (27 May 1920 – 6 May 2015) was a Croatian nobleman, politician and diplomat. He served as the first Minister of Tourism of Croatia between 1990 and 1991. Afterwards, he was named President of the Office of ...
(1920–2015), Croatian politician and diplomat
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Janko Vukotić (1866–1927), Montenegrin general
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Janko Vuković (1871–1918), Croatian admiral
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Janko Vučinić (1966–2019), Montenegrin professional boxer and politician
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Janko Šimrak
Janko Šimrak (29 May 1883 – 9 August 1946) was a Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was Apostolic Administrator from 1941 to 1942 and bishop from 1942 to 1946 of the Eastern Catholic Eparchy of Križevci.
Life
Born in Šimraki, near Samob ...
(1883–1946), Croatian Greek Catholic hierarch
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Janko Štefe
Janko Štefe (born 26 January 1923, date of death unknown) was a Slovenian Alpine skiing, alpine skier. He competed in Alpine skiing at the 1952 Winter Olympics, three events at the 1952 Winter Olympics, representing Yugoslavia.
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(1923–?), Slovenian alpine skier
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*Anna Janko (born 1957), Polish poet, writer, columnist and literary critic
*Eva Janko (born 1945), Austrian javelin thrower
*Lubomír Janko (born 1955), Czech rower
*Marc Janko (born 1983), Austrian footballer
*Paul von Jankó, Hungarian inventor of the Jankó keyboard
*Richard Janko, British-American classicist
*Saidy Janko (born 1995), Swiss footballer
*Sepp Janko (1905–2001), Volksgruppenführer and SS Obersturmführer
*Zvonimir Janko (1932–2022), Croatian mathematician
See also
* Janković, a derived surname
References
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Croatian masculine given names
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