Jan.

First month, abbreviated

Jan. is an abbreviation for January, the first month of the year.

It appears in dates, calendars, and scheduling contexts: The meeting is scheduled for Jan. 15.

The period distinguishes it from the name Jan.

month

calendar

Date-tracking system

  • firstPosition number one
  • yearTwelve-month duration
  • newRecently created or begun

winter · beginning · February · date · schedule · quarterly · fiscal · annual · resolution · cold

name

Janet

Diminutive of Jane

diminutive · feminine · Dutch · Scandinavian · Czech · Polish · Germanic · given · namesake · Janine

abbreviation

Feb

Month two, shortened

period · notation · datestamp · header · column · spreadsheet · database · formatting · caption · label

Opposites
calendar position

Jan.Dec.

Twelfth month, abbreviated

December · Dec · Jul. · July · June

abbreviation vs. full form

Jan.January

Year's opening month

Phrases
Family

January

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