Janowitz

Janowitz is the placename and surname and may refer to:

Place name

Czech Republic

• Janowitz an der Angel, German name of Janovice nad Úhlavou
• Markt Janowitz, German name of Vrchotovy Janovice
  • Schloss Janowitz, German name of Vrchotovy Janovice Castle (Czech: Zámek Vrchotovy Janovice)^[1]
• German name of Janovice (Rýmařov), a district of Rýmařov, Czech Republic
• Groß Janowitz, German name of Velké Janovice

Poland

• Janowiec Wielkopolski in Poland (German: Jannowitz)

Family name

Janowitz
Family name
Meaning	1. from several Slavic toponyms (Czech: Janovice, Polish: Janowice, Janowiec) originally meant "Jan's" 2. Jewish (Yiddish) variation of Slavic "Jan's son" (Polish: Janowicz (also Ukrainian, Latvian, etc.), Yanovich, Ianovici/Ioanovici, Serbo-Croatian: Janović, Hungarian: Janovics (Janovits, Janowics, Janowits); Johnson, Johnsson, Jansen, Janssen; Janke, Jandl)
Region of origin	Czechlands, United States
Language(s) of origin	German
Related names	Variation/Similar surnames: Janovitz, Yanowitz, Yanovitz

• Baron Johann (Josef Cajetan) von Klenau (und Janowitz) (1758, Benatek/Benátky nad Jizerou - 1819), a Bohemian nobleman, Austrian General
• Gustav Janowitz
  • Hans Janowitz (1890 - 1954), Jewish Czech-German author, son of Gustav
  • Franz Janowitz (1892 - 1917), Jewish Czech-Austrian author, poet, younger brother of Hans^[2]
• Walter Janowitz (1913, Teplitz-Schönau - 1997, Corona, California), a Bohemian-US actor^[3]
• Morris Janowitz (1919 - 1988), American sociologist
• Gundula Janowitz (born 1937), Austrian singer
• Tama Janowitz (born 1957), Jewish American writer
• Will Janowitz (born ?), an American film-, television- and stage actor, as well as writer of Czech and German descent

Janovitz

• Bill Janovitz, singer and guitarist

Yanowitz

• Pedro Yanowitz, born: Peter Yanowitz (1967, Chicago), American musician

Yanovitz

• Dave Yanovitz

See also

• Janovice (disambiguation), Janovice (Czech toponym)
• Janowice (Polish form)
• Janowiec (disambiguation) (another Polish toponym)
• Janović, Janowicz, Yanovich
• Jannowitz

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