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Meaning

The name Jana has the following meaning:

God is gracious. A form of Jane.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Jana is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 956 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Jana remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jana in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Jana is pronounced as yah-nuh

Origins

Jana originates from the Czech language.
See other suggested Czech girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Jana and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jana: Boys - Girls - Both genders - Agnes, Anna, Beryl, Betty, Dallas, David

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Jana: Iana, Jan (Dutch), Janaya, Janayah, Janna, Jannah, Yana

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Jana are: Jan

Style

We think the name Jana should fall under the following style category: Classics.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jana to be: Warm and gentle woman

In one word, you might describe Jana as a(n) "gentle" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Jana (or its variants) are:

Jana Novotná, born on 2 October, a famous athlete. Jana Novotná's background: A former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. She is best remembered for winning the women's singles title at Wimbledon in 1998 and for crying on the shoulder of the Duchess of Kent after losing the Wimbledon singles final in 1993. Novotná also won 12 Grand Slam women's doubles titles and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles.

Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova, born on 7 October, a famous athlete. Jana Vadimovna Khokhlova's background: A Russian ice dancer. She teamed up with partner Sergei Novitski in 2001. Together they are the 2008 European bronze medalists and 2008 Russian Champions.

Jana Vápeníková née Kulhavá, born on 10 July, a famous athlete. Jana Vápeníková née Kulhavá's background: A former Czech biathlete. She won the gold medal on the relay at the Biathlon World Championship 1993 in Borovetz together with Eva Háková, Iveta Roubí?ková and Ji?ina Pel?ová. At the Winter Olympics her best individual placing was 43rd at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
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