Janna

Gender Feminine
Usage Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
Pronounced Pron. YAHN-nah(Dutch, Finnish)
 JAN-ə(English)
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Meaning & History

Feminine form of JAN (1). As an English name, it is an elaboration of JAN (2).

Related Names

VariantsJana(Dutch) Janina(Swedish) Hanna, Hannele, Jonna(Finnish) Jan, Jannah(English)
DiminutivesJanneke, Jantine, Jantje(Dutch) Jannicke, Jannike(Swedish)
Masculine FormsJan, Johan, Johannes(Dutch) Jan, Johan, Johannes, Jon, Janne(Swedish)
Other Languages & CulturesLashawn, Tajuana(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna, Yannic, Yannick, Yannig(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana(Bulgarian) Joana, Jana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana, Žana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Janička, Janka(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike, Jonna(Danish) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna, Janne(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Jeanne, Johanne, Jeannette, Jeannine, Joanne, Yannic, Yannick(French) Xoana(Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Hanna, Hanne, Jenny(German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna, Nana(Greek) Johanna, Hanna, Janka(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jenný(Icelandic) Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhán(Irish) Giovanna, Gia, Gianna, Giannina, Giò, Giovannetta, Nina, Vanna(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Žanna(Latvian) Janina(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Hanna, Hanne, Janne, Jannicke, Jannike(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Asia, Janka, Joasia(Polish) Joana, Joaninha(Portuguese) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Seonag, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Sìne, Jessie, Seònaid, Teasag(Scottish) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Janka(Slovak) Ivana, Jana, Žana(Slovene) Janka(Sorbian) Juana, Jenny, Juanita(Spanish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Shan, Siân, Sioned, Siwan(Welsh)
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Name Days

Finland: April 12

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Entry updated December 3, 2014