Meaning and origin
Jana is a Czechoslovakian girl name. The meaning of the name is `Arabic God's gracious gift; aharvest of fruit `.
Where is it used? The name Jana is mainly used in Dutch, Polish and in Czech.
How do they say it elsewhere? Evan (In Welsh and in English) Johannes (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian and in Late Roman) Jack (In English)
For the opposite sex use: In Russian, Czech, Serbian and in Croatian: Ivan (M) In Greek: Ioannes (M) In English and in the bible: John (M)
See also In Welsh: Iefan In Welsh: Ifan (M) In Welsh: Siôn In Welsh: Ieuan In Swedish and in Icelandic: Jon In Spanish: Juan In Slovene: Janez In Serbian: Jovan In Scottish and in English: Ian In Scottish: Iain In Russian: Ioann In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioan In Romanian and in Bulgarian: Ioana In Romanian: Iancu In Romanian: Ionel In Romanian: Ionela In Portuguese: João In Polish: Iwan In Norwegian and in English: Jonette In Manx: Ean In Lithuanian: Jonas In Latvian: Janis In Italian: Giovanna In Irish and in Scottish: Eoin In Irish: Sean In Hungarian: János In Hawaiian: Keoni In Greek: Ioannis In Greek: Yannis In Galician: Xoán In Finnish and in Hungarian: Jani In Finnish: Juhana In Finnish: Juha In Finnish: Joni In Finnish: Jouni In Finnish: Hannu In Finnish: Juhani In Finnish: Juho In Finnish: Jussi In Finnish: Jukka In Esperanto: Jochjo In Esperanto: Johano In English: Hank (M) In English: Jonie In English: Johnnie In English: Johnie In English: Johnny In English: Jan In English: Jonelle In Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech and in Polish: Jan In Danish: Jens In Cornish: Jowan In Catalan: Joan In Breton and in French: Yann In the bible (Original): Yehochanan In Basque and in Romanian: Ion
What Jana`s say about their name
The best thing about the name Jana: you can´t form stupid nicknames out of it
The worst thing about the name: i know around 5 girls that are called jana- it´s not unique in germany !!
If my name wasn`t Jana....:
Extra information: often used in middle and eastern europe- for example germany ;-)
The best thing about the name Jana: It's short, sweet, easy and feminine.
The worst thing about the name: People think I'm saying Janet.
If my name wasn`t Jana....: I would like to be called Leah
Extra information: I love my name!
The best thing about the name Jana: not hear much
The worst thing about the name: have to spell it all the time
If my name wasn`t Jana....:
Extra information:
The best thing about the name Jana: My name is unique, but not too weird.
The worst thing about the name: Sometimes people mispronounce my name.
If my name wasn`t Jana....: My life would not have been different withou the name Jana.
Extra information: I love my name.
The best thing about the name Jana: my name is jana and it's unique
The worst thing about the name: ppl call me jena or mis pronounce it at times
If my name wasn`t Jana....:
Jana doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list. The last time Jana appeared in the top-1000 was 3 years ago, in 2005. It ranked #969 in that year. . 1980 was a `top year` for the name Jana. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #247. The last time Jana appeared among the most common names was in 1950. Our records go back to 1880