Žanna

See also: zanna

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1891. From French Jeanne.

Proper noun

Žanna f

  1. a female given name from French
  2. a respelling of the French female given name Jeanne
    Žanna d'Arka ― Joan of Arc
  3. a transliteration of the Russian female given name Жанна (Žanna)

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Žanna was the only given name of 4056 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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