Jantje is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Jantje one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Jantje is a Dutch diminutive of the name Jan, which derived from the name Johannes. In the Netherlands, Jantje is mostly a boy’s name today, but is given to girls in traditional areas. Besides, it is a Frisian diminutive of Johanna and therefore a girl’s name.
Jantje means “little Jan“ or “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful” (from Hebrew “yo/יֹו”, abbreviation of “yeho/יְהוֹ” = referring to the Hebrew God + “ḥanán/חָנַן” = to show favor/to be gracious).
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