Janov

Janov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjanof]) is a Czech and Slovak toponym derived from local variants of personal name Jan (English: John with meaning "John's" (e.g. farm, etc.). In both languages it is also an exonym for the Italian city of Genoa. It may refer, also in the form Yanov, to:

Place names

Czech Republic

• Janov (Bruntál District)
• Janov (Děčín District)
• Janov (Rakovník District)
• Janov (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District)
• Janov (Svitavy District)
• Janov nad Nisou

and many more

Slovakia

• Janov (Prešov District)

Israel

• Yanov (moshav), a moshav village in the Central District

Ukraine

• Yaniv (village) (Ukrainian: Янів - Russian: Янов, Yanov), a village in south of Pripyat, Kiev Oblast

People

• Janov Pelorat, a character in the Foundation Series of books by Isaac Asimov
• Arthur Janov, American psychologist
  • Janov's warnings was named after him
• Matej of Janov (Janow) (? - 1394, Prague ), a Bohemian ecclesiastical writer. He was the son of Wenzel of Janow

See also

• Janów (disambiguation)
• Yaniv (disambiguation)