January is a given name. It is derived from the name of the month January, which comes from Janus, a Roman god who stood for beginnings and transitions.

People January Jones (singer), American pop singer née Jacqueline Allison January Jones (born 1978), American actress January Suchodolski (1797–1875), Polish artist January Thompson (born 1988), American singer

Fictional characters January, one of the main characters in Geoffrey Chaucer's "The Merchant's Tale" January, an AI from the 2017 video game Prey January, the protagonist in Alix Harrow's The Ten Thousand Doors of January January, the protagonist in Emily Henry's Beach Read

See also January (surname) January (disambiguation)

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