Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈja.na/(Czech, Slovak) /ˈjaː.naː/(Dutch) /ˈjaː.na/(German) /ˈʒa.nə/(Catalan)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Jan 1.

Related Names

VariantsJanna(Dutch) Janina(German) Jaana, Janika(Estonian)
DiminutivesJanička, Janka(Czech) Janka(Slovak) Janneke, Jantine, Jantje(Dutch)
Masculine FormsJan, Janek(Czech) Ján, Janko(Slovak) Jan, Johan, Johannes, Jantje(Dutch) Jan, Johann, Johannes(German) Anže, Anžej, Jan, Janez(Slovene) Jan(Catalan) Jaan, Johannes, Juhan, Janek(Estonian) Jānis(Latvian)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana(Bulgarian) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Johanna, Johanne(Danish) Jane, Janessa, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Joan, Joanna, Johanna, Johnna, Shauna, Shavon, Shavonne, Shawn, Shawna, Sheena, Chevonne, Janae, Janeka, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janie, Jayna, Jayne, Jeana, Jeane, Jeanie, Jeanna, Jennie, Jenny, Johna, Johnie, Johnnie, Seanna, Shevaun, Shevon(English) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna(Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Jeannette, Jeannine(French) Xoana(Galician) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana(Greek) Johanna, Janka(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Janka(Polish) Joana(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Yanina(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Janka(Sorbian) Juana(Spanish) Giovana, Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jannike(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna, Yanina(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani(Welsh)
Same SpellingJana 2
User SubmissionJana

Popularity

People think this name is

youthful   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple  

Name Days

Czechia: May 24
Estonia: August 15
Latvia: December 15
Slovakia: August 21

Categories

Entry updated December 7, 2022