Jaanus

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Jaanus
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Language(s) Estonian
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Region of origin Estonia
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Related names Jaan

Jaanus is an Estonian masculine given name, a version of John. [1]

People named Jaanus include:

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References

  1. "Eesnime Jaanus statistika". www.stat.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 30 January 2022.