Jana - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Jana \j(a)-

is pronounced YAH-nah, JAN-ah, JAY-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "God's grace". Feminine form of John; Slavic variant of Jane. Roman mythology: Jana was the wife of Janus. Tennis celebrity Jana Novotna.

Jana has 11 variant forms: Janah, Janalee, Janalyn, Janalynn, Janceena, Janica, Janna, Jannah, Jannalee, Jannie and Janny.

For more information, see also related names Jan and Johnna.

Baby names that sound like Jana are Iana, Jena, Jaena, Jann, Janae, Janea, Janay, Janai, Juana, Joana, Jayna, Jany, Jania, Jaina, Jeana, Jiana, Jina, Yana and Jona.

Jana is a very common first name for women (#449 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#83360 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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