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What does Jana mean?
Jana 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced YAH-nah, JAN-ah, JAY-nah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jana is "God is gracious". Feminine of John; Slavic variant of Jane. Roman mythology: Jana was the wife of Janus. Tennis celebrity Jana Novotna. Also form of Jan. Also form of Johnna.
STARTS WITH Jan-
Variations
VARIANTS Janah, Janalee, Janalyn, Janalynn, Janceena, Janica, Janna▼, Jannah, Jannalee, Jannie▼, Janny
RELATIONS VIA JANE Gene▼, Gianna▲, Iva▼, Ivana▲, Ivanka, Ivanna▲, Jaina, Jaine, Jainee, Jan▼, Janae, Janaye, Jandy, Janean, Janeane, Janee, Janeen▼, Janel▼, Janela, Janelba, Janella, Janene, Janessa, Janet▼, Janeta, Janeth, Janetta, Janey, Jania▼, Janice▼, Janie▼, Janina, Janine▼, Janis▼, Janise, Janit, Janka, Jannel, Janney▼, Jany, Jayna, Jayne▼, Jayni, Jaynie, Jean▼, Jeanie▼, Jeanne▼, Jenda, Jeni, Jenica, Jenie, Jess, Jinna, Joan▼, Joana▼, Joanna, Johanna, Johnna▼, Joni▼, Jonie, Juana, Juanita▼, Vania, Vanya
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jana Dina (J.D.), ..
How popular is Jana?
Jana is a very prominent first name for females (#449 out of 4276, Top 10%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#62046 out of 150436, Top 41%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jana entered the list in 1930-1939 and reached its highest position of #261 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, and is at #984 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Jana (#984 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) are Gene, Gianna (#80), Iva (#1892), Ivana (#1187), Ivanka, Ivanna (#566), Jaina, Jan, Janae (#1193), Jane (#291), Janean, Janee, Janeen, Janel, Janene, Janessa (#978), Janet (#1412), Janeth, Janetta, Janey, Jania, Janice (#1433), Janie (#1691), Janina, Janine, Janis, Janise, Janna, Jannah, Janney, Jannie, Jayna, Jayne, Jean, Jeanie, Jeanne, Jeni, Jenica, Jess, Joan (#1727), Joana, Joanna (#212), Johanna (#536), John, Johnna, Joni, Juana (#1692), Juanita and Vania. Other forms, like Jaynie, are uncommon. These relations of Jana were at the peak of their popularity 88 years ago (MEDIAN #1307) and are now much less conventional (#1717, ▼89%), with versions like Iva becoming less stylish. Gianna, Ivana and Ivanna are three of the more chic baby names among these.
Similar Names
Jana▼ is pronounced similarly to Geena, Genae, Genia, Genna, Ginia, Jaena, Janai, Janay▼, Janowa, Jeana▼, Jeanae, Jeanee, Jenai, Jennah, Jenni, Jiana, Jianna, Jinee, Jinia, Jinni, Joanie, Jonae, Jonee, Junae and Juno. Other recommended sound-alike names are Dana▼, Gana, Hana▲, Iana, Jada▼, Jaima, Jama, Jami▼, Jamia▼, Jann, Janne, Jaya, Jeane▼, Jen, Jenn, Jin, Joane, Joann▼, Johana, Jone, June▼, Jyn, Lana▲, Nana, Rana, Sana, Tana▼, Vana, Yana and Zana▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Jana.
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