Jana

From Czech Jana, ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role.

Doublet of Ivana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Jana

1. A female given name from Czech.

• Jana Gana Mana

• naja

• IPA^(key): [ˈjana]
• Rhymes: -ana
• Hyphenation: Ja‧na

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Jana f (relational adjective Janin)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Jane
2. Joanna (biblical character)

• “Jana”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “Jana”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “Jana”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Jana

1. genitive/accusative singular of Jan

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• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑnɑ/

Jana

1. a female given name, variant of Jaana, from Johanna

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Jana

1. a female given name

Matronymics

• son of Jana: Januson
• daughter of Jana: Janudóttir

Today usually interpreted as the feminine form of Jan, though it can also derive from Juliana.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaːna]

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• Hyphenation: Ja‧na

Jana

1. a female given name

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• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːna/
• Rhymes: -aːna

Jana f (proper noun, genitive singular Jönu)

1. a female given name

• Dīāna, Diāna, Iāna

Variant of Diāna shortened by procope, from Old Latin Dīāna by syncope of Old Latin Dīvāna. Compare Jūpiter from Old Latin Diēspiter, and Jovis from Old Latin Diovis. Also see Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē), from a shared root whence by analogical formation also evolved Latin Jūnō, Jūnōnis.

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈjaː.na]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈjaː.na]

Jāna f (genitive Jānae); first declension

1. (religion) alternative spelling of Iāna (“the goddess Diana”)

First-declension noun.

• “Jana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Jana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1925. A modern feminine form of Jānis, variant of Johanna.

Jana f

1. a female given name

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Jana was the only given name of 4123 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

A variant of Ana, mainly found in the Kajkavian speaking area.

• (Jána): IPA^(key): /jǎːna/
• (Jȁna): IPA^(key): /jâna/
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Jána or Jȁna f (Cyrillic spelling Ја́на or Ја̏на)

1. a female given name

• “Jana”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2025

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• IPA^(key): [ˈjana]

Jana f (genitive singular Jany, nominative plural Jany, declension pattern of žena)

1. a female given name

• Janka
• Januľa, Januľka, Janulienka
• Januša, Januška
• Janina, Janinka

• “Jana”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025