Jana - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Jana \j(a)-na\ is pronounced YAH-nah, JAN-ah, JAY-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord is gracious". Feminine form of John; Slavic variant of Jane. Roman mythology: Jana was the wife of Janus. Tennis star 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 popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Jana. Click here to compare Jana with related baby names.