Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. JAN-ə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Variant of Janna, influenced by Hannah.

Related Names

VariantsJan, Janna
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yana(Bulgarian) Jana(Czech) Jana, Janna, Jenny(Dutch) Janeth(Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny(Finnish) Jeanne(French) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Jenny(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Jóna, Jenný(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Jehanne(Medieval French) Jenny(Norwegian) Janina(Polish) Yana, Zhanna(Russian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona(Scottish) Seònaid, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Jana(Slovak) Jana(Slovene) Jenny(Spanish) Janeth(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Jennie, Jenny(Swedish) Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Shan, Siân, Sioned(Welsh)
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Entry updated October 11, 2012