Jana

See also: jana, jaña, and Jāņa

English

Etymology

Compare Jane.

Proper noun

Jana

  1. A female given name.

Anagrams


Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjana/
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧na

Proper noun

Jana

  1. A female given name, cognate to English Jane.
  2. Joanna (biblical character).

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Jana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Jana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Proper noun

Jana

  1. genitive singular of Jan
  2. accusative singular of Jan

Estonian

Etymology

Proper noun

Jana

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

Faroese

Etymology

Proper noun

Jana

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Jana
Accusative Janu
Dative Janu
Genitive Janu

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjaːna]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧na

Proper noun

Jana

  1. A female given name.

Icelandic

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjaːna/
  • Rhymes: -aːna

Proper noun

Jana f

  1. A female given name

Declension


Latvian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Jana f

  1. A female given name.

References

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

A variety of Ana, mainly in Kajkavian speaking area.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Jána, Jȁna f

  1. A female given name

Slovak

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjana/

Proper noun

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

  1. A female given name.

Declension

Derived terms

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

Further reading

  • Jana in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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