Yan may refer to:

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Names

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Surname

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  • Yan (surname), romanization for several Chinese surnames
  • Yan, a Cantonese transcription of surname Zhen (甄)

Given name

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  • Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan) from the Russian language

Mononymous persons

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  • Yan Emperor, a legendary emperor of ancient China
  • Yan, Marquis of Tian (died c. 370 BC), 4th-century BC ruler of the state of Qi
  • Yan (musician) or Jan Scott Wilkinson, English singer-songwriter
  • Yan (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer

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Fictional characters

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  • Yan Bibiyan, children's book character by Mylgarian writer Elin Pelin

Places

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  • Yan, a historic village of the Haida people of Queen Charlotte Islands in what is now British Columbia, Canada
  • Yan Mountains, a mountain range in north China
  • Yan, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Yan, Kedah, a district in Malaysia

Other uses

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  • Yan Lifts, commonly known name for Lift Engineering, aerial chairlift manufacturing company which ceased operation in 1996
  • Yeast assimilable nitrogen, the combination of free amino nitrogen, ammonia and ammonium for fermenting wine
  • Youth Action Network, a former UK volunteering organisation