At a Glance: Name: Janus – Meaning: gateway, doorway – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: JAY-nus
Janus is a Latin boy's name meaning “gateway, doorway”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Janus
Meaning: Gateway, doorway.
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: Janus is widely known through the phrase 'two-faced,' often used to mean dishonest or hypocritical. Actually: In the original Roman context the two faces weren't about deceit - they represented looking at once to the past and the future, fitting his role as god of transitions and beginnings.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Janus
Phonetic: JAY-nus IPA: /ˈdʒeɪnəs/
Popularity of Janus
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1922–2019.
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