Jan Mayen

/jɑn ˈmaɪən/

proper noun

An island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean.

OriginNorwegian Jan Mayen ← Dutch Jan Mayen →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An island, territory, and unincorporated area of Norway, in the Arctic Ocean.

Origin

  1. DutchJan Mayen
  2. NorwegianJan Mayen
  3. EnglishJan Mayen

From Norwegian Jan Mayen, from Dutch Jan Mayen, from Jan + May + -en. Named after Dutch explorer Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout.

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Translations

Arabic يَان مَايِن
  • يَان مَايِن (yān māyin)Norwegian territory
Chinese Mandarin 揚馬延島 /扬马延岛
  • 揚馬延島 /扬马延岛 (Yángmǎyándǎo)Norwegian territory
Danish Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Dutch Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Esperanto Jan Mayen, Jan-majen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
  • Jan-majenNorwegian territory
Estonian Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Finnish Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
French Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
German Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Greek Γιαν Μαϋέν, Γιαν Μαγιέν
  • Γιαν Μαϋέν (Gian Maÿén)Norwegian territory
  • Γιαν Μαγιέν (Gian Magién)Norwegian territory
Hungarian Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Italian Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Japanese ヤンマイエン島
  • ヤンマイエン島 (Yanmaien-tō)Norwegian territory
Korean 얀마옌 섬
  • 얀마옌 섬 (Yanmayen seom)Norwegian territory
Latin Ioanne Mayen
  • Ioanne MayenNorwegian territory
Norwegian Bokmål Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Polish Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Portuguese Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Romanian Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Russian Ян-Ма́йен
  • Ян-Ма́йен (Jan-Májjen)Norwegian territory
Spanish Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Swedish Jan Mayen
  • Jan MayenNorwegian territory
Thai ยานไมเอน
  • ยานไมเอนNorwegian territory
Cite this entry
APA

Jan Mayen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jan%20Mayen

MLA

“Jan Mayen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jan%20Mayen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jan Mayen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jan%20Mayen.

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