God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, and endings.
How does Janus feel alongside your favorites? Talk through the sound, meaning and fit with your family.
Janus is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, and endings.". Listed origin: Roman Mythology.
JAY-nuhs
Catalog phonetic spelling
We do not have a verified US birth-record ranking for Janus. Missing data does not mean a name is rare.
Meanings, origins, pronunciations, and namesakes are catalog entries that have not yet completed source-by-source editorial review. Nicknames and middle-name pairings are ideas to try, not usage statistics. We show birth-name ranks only when the record includes source-file provenance; missing data is not evidence of rarity.
The pronunciation button uses your device's speech voice, not a native-speaker recording.
Compare sound, try the full name aloud, and find the names you want to come back to.
Janus is listed in our catalog as a boy name. Its listed meaning is "God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, and endings.". Listed origin: Roman Mythology.
Our catalog's pronunciation guide is JAY-nuhs. Pronunciation can vary by language and family.
We do not have a verified US birth-record ranking for Janus. Missing data does not mean a name is rare.
Ideas to try include Jay. These are suggestions, not a measure of usage.
Try Janus Thomas, Janus Eli, Janus Kade aloud with your surname. These pairings are subjective suggestions.
Other Roman Mythology names you might love
God of wine, revelry, and fertility
God of wine, revelry, and fertility (variant of Bacchus)
God of the forest, fields, and fertility
King of the gods, ruler of sky and thunder (variant of Jupiter)
God of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, and endings. (variant of Janus)
King of the gods, ruler of sky and thunder (variant of Jupiter)
From the Julian clan, associated with the goddess Jupiter. Julius Caesar was a pivotal figure in Roman history. (variant of Julius)
From the Julian clan, associated with the goddess Jupiter. Julius Caesar was a pivotal figure in Roman history.
Save Janus to your shortlist, swipe through thousands of names, and find the one you and your partner both love.