Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. ya-NYEE-na(Polish) YAH-nee-nah(Finnish) yu-nyi-NU(Lithuanian) ya-NEE-na(German)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Latinate form of Jeannine.

Related Names

VariantsJanika(Finnish) Jana(German) Janna(Swedish)
DiminutivesJanka(Polish) Jannike(Swedish)
Masculine FormsJan, Janek, Janusz(Polish) Jani, Johannes, Joni, Jouni, Juhana, Juhani(Finnish) Jan, Johann, Johannes(German) Jan, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Janne(Swedish)
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) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Janička, Janka(Czech) Johanna, Johanne(Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje(Dutch) 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) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) 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) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne(Norwegian) Joana(Portuguese) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Yanina(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie(Scottish) Seonag, Sìne(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Janka(Slovak) Ivana, Jana(Slovene) Janka(Sorbian) Juana(Spanish) Johana(Spanish (Latin American)) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna, Yanina(Ukrainian) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani(Welsh)
Same SpellingJanīna

Popularity

People think this name is

upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Finland: November 15

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Entry updated April 25, 2021