Comments for the name Janna

Dutch pronunciation is YAH-nah. [noted -ed]

One famous bearer is Janna Long, member of the Christian band Avalon, who also has a solo album.

In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Janna was the real name of the teacher Jenny Calendar.

The English pronunciation of this name is harsh and ugly, and the name sounds rather tacky and borderline trashy in English. I'm a Finn, and I've known a Finnish girl by this name, but the name hasn't exactly caught on over here, while it doesn't sound foreign or weird here either. However, it sounds very youthful. I can't easily imagine a 35-year-old woman named Janna.

My name just happens to be Jana. I LOVE it! I am also 32 years old and still LOVE it! I know maybe 3-4 other women with this name all a couple years older. I also think it flows nice too! Now my middle name yuck!

Janna is the main character in the book Mission Child by Maureen McHugh. She lives on a different planet that has Scandinavian-type culture and names. She later changes her name to Jan to seem more boyish.

I don't like the pronunciations of the name Janna in Dutch or English. The name itself is somewhat uncommon/unique; but the pronunciation in English sounds too much like a whine (ex: "WAHHHH!") and the dutch pronunciation sounds too much like "yawn."

Janna is also a Finnish name, pronounced as YUN-nu.