Jana (given name)

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Jana
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/namevarious unrelated
Meaningvarious

Jana is the spelling of several unrelated given names. See Jaana for the Finnish and Estonian given name.

  • Persian (Persian: جانا) My dearest, My soul.
  • a Catalan and Occitan old name
  • In Cantabria it is the feminine form of Jano, a Celtic god based on the Roman Janus (see also xana of Asturias).
  • the Roman goddess Diana, who was often called Jana. Jana is also the feminine form of the Roman god Janus.
  • In Arabic Jana, is a noun which means to Earn or Reap and is used as a female name, but is pronounced as Janaa جنى.
  • In Albanian, short for Jehona which means echo, other short names include Jona, Ana, Hona
  • In Brazilian Portuguese, short for Janaina, a name with Amerindian and African origins, meaning "queen of the seas" or "mother of the fishes"
  • In Hebrew, Jana means "God is gracious"[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Jana - Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity". www.thebump.com. Retrieved 2021-02-19.
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