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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From the medieval male given name Jan +‎ -son.

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Examples

  • Zoltan Istvan, a contributor to the National Geographic Channel and New York Times Syndicate, is traveling alone in the region -- trying to capture the story of the 12 million Kashmiris who forge their lives in a land beset by sixty years of war and terrorism.www. pawnsofparadise.com www. zoltanistvan.com www. janson.com Distributed by Janson

    WN.com - Articles related to State At War With People Of Kashmir: PDP 2010

  • The shoebill image, taken by Doug Janson, is from here.

    Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • Tore Janson is a Swedish professor who represents the fashionable “terrific language, pity about the speakers” school of thought.

    Silent night, snowy night M-mv 2004

  • Tore Janson is a Swedish professor who represents the fashionable “terrific language, pity about the speakers” school of thought.

    Archive 2004-11-01 M-mv 2004

  • Printers from Liepzig were very influential on the development of Greek type design and printing, which is one of the reasons (I expect) that Delillo’s Greece-set novel The Names was set in Janson Text.

    Font Rage « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2006

  • Klaus Janson's inking is so good, it caused Dave Campbell to coin the term The Janson Zone in reference to the artist's magnificent ability to elevate the pencils of whoever he's inking to a new and exciting level.

    365 Reasons to Love Comics #326 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007

  • The police report filed on Sunday morning after the incident read: Reliable informant Mr. Edward Janson a.k.a.

    Their Dogs Came With Them Helena María Viramontes 2007

  • The Bethlehem dad dubbed Janson "Mini-Me" after the clone character in "Austin Powers" movies.

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • The Bethlehem dad dubbed Janson "Mini-Me" after the clone character in "Austin Powers" movies.

    Columnist: Stephen Miller 2010

  • BIOSHOCK 2 PS3 Review by Tim Janson Posted: February 22nd, 2010 at 6: 59 am

    BIOSHOCK 2 PS3 Review – Collider.com 2010

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