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Help[Opinions] Janson/Jansen means Johnson
in reply to a message by PipersMom
Janson is a Swedish surname (usually spelt Jansson). I know many people with this surname. Jan is a Swedish form of Johannes/John.
Jensen is a Danish surname, also very common in Denmark. Jens is the Danish form of Johannes/John.
To me, both names sound very strange as fn. But since both the "son" in Janson and the "sen" in Jensen mean "son", I find them both more suitable for a boy.
I second the suggestion of using Jonas as a way to honor your dh.
Or, instead of a name meaning "Johnson", why not John or a form of John, like Jack, Ian, Sean, Evan, Ivan, Johan etc?
I think Everett (nn Rett?) would be a great fn too.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
Jensen is a Danish surname, also very common in Denmark. Jens is the Danish form of Johannes/John.
To me, both names sound very strange as fn. But since both the "son" in Janson and the "sen" in Jensen mean "son", I find them both more suitable for a boy.
I second the suggestion of using Jonas as a way to honor your dh.
Or, instead of a name meaning "Johnson", why not John or a form of John, like Jack, Ian, Sean, Evan, Ivan, Johan etc?
I think Everett (nn Rett?) would be a great fn too.
"But it’s all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see you can’t please everyone
So you got to please yourself."
Rick Nelson, GardenParty
"It does not become me to make myself smaller than I am." (Edith Södergran 1891-1923)
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