Jana (first name)
Jana is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
It is the originally Slavic variant of Johanna ("God is gracious"). The short form Janna (from East Friesland) is less common .
Alternatively, Jana comes from Roman mythology . In Varro, Iana appears as an alternative form for Diana . According to Vollmer, Jana refers to "the ancient Italian goddess of the moon, from which Diana is derived, Diva Jana".
name day
- May 30th ( Joan of Arc )
- August 12 ( Johanna Franziska von Chantal , founder of the order. Catholic day of remembrance in German-speaking countries)
- June 24th John the Baptist
distribution
Before the 1960s, the name Jana was rarely used in Germany. After that, his popularity increased, so that shortly before the turn of the millennium he was one of the ten most frequently given female first names of the respective year. Since then, its popularity has decreased somewhat.
variants
The male form of the first name is Jan .
Other female forms include: Jaana ( Finnish ), Janna, Janne, Jane ( English ), Janika ( Bulgarian ), Janina and Janka ( Polish ), Januschka, Janita, Janika, Jantina, Janka ( Hungarian ), Jonna ( Danish ) , Janica, Janine ( French ), Sian ( English ), Siân ( Welsh ) and Yana ( Russian ).
Name bearers
- Jana Arnošová (* 1977), Czech handball player
- Jana Becker (* 1975), German actress
- Jana Beller (* 1990), German photo model and mannequin
- Jana Bellin (* 1947), English-Czechoslovak chess grandmaster
- Jana Bieger (* 1989), German-American gymnast
- Jana Bobošíková (* 1964), Czech politician
- Jana Bode (* 1969), German toboggan athlete
- Jana Brandt (* 1965), German journalist, editor and television producer
- Jana Brejchová (* 1940), Czech actress
- Jana Bundfuss (* 1979), German porn actress and presenter
- Jana Burmeister (* 1989), German soccer player
- Jana Cieslarová (* 1971), Czech orienteer
- Jana Chochlowa (* 1985), Russian ice dancer
- Jana Cova (* 1980), Czech porn actress
- Jana Dörries (* 1975), German swimmer
- Jana Drbohlavová (1940–2019), Czech actress
- Jana Fischer (* 1999), German snowboarder
- Jana Frey (* 1969), German-Swiss author
- Jana Galíková-Hlaváčová (* 1963), Czech orienteer
- Jana Gantnerová-Šoltýsová (* 1959), Slovak ski racer
- Jana Gereková (* 1984), Slovak biathlete
- Jana Grzimek (* 1964), German sculptor
- Jana Hartmann (* 1981), German athlete
- Jana Heinrich (* 1986), German basketball player
- Jana Henke (* 1973), German swimmer
- Jana Hensel (* 1976), German author
- Jana Ina (* 1976), Brazilian presenter, actress and model
- Jana Jürß (* 1970), German writer
- Jana Julie Kilka (* 1987), German actress and voice actress
- Jana Kandarr (* 1976), German tennis player
- Jana Klinge (* 1980), German actress
- Jana Klotschkowa (* 1982), Ukrainian swimmer
- Jana Krause (* 1987), German handball player
- Jana Krivec (* 1980), Slovenian chess player
- Jana Linke (* 1990), German soccer player
- Jana Mashonee , American singer
- Jana Moravcová (1937–2018), Czech writer and poet
- Jana Münster (* 1998), young German actress
- Jana Nagyová (* 1959), Slovak actress
- Jana Neubert (* 1984), German athlete
- Jana Novotná (1968-2017), Czech tennis player
- Jana Pallaske (* 1979), German actress
- Jana Paradigi (* 1972), German author
- Jana Pareigis (* 1981), German journalist and television presenter
- Jana Petersen (* 1978), German actress and journalist
- Jana Pittman (* 1982), Australian sprinter and hurdler
- Jana Sergejewna Romanowa (* 1983), Russian biathlete
- Jana Röhlinger (* 1992), German actress
- Jana Schadrack (* 1981), German soccer player
- Jana Scheerer (* 1978), German writer
- Jana Schiedek (* 1974), German politician
- Jana Schut (* 1997), Belarusian billiards player
- Jana Sebastian (* 1990), German soccer player
- Jana Simon (* 1972), German writer and journalist
- Jana Sorgers (* 1967), German rower
- Jana Sýkorová (1973), Czech opera singer
- Jana Synková (* 1979), Czech model and actress
- Jana Thiel (1971–2016), German sports journalist and presenter
- Jana Tichá (* 1965), Czech astronomer
- Jana Torneva (* 1973), German dancer and choreographer
- Jana Tucholke (* 1981), German athlete
- Jana Vojteková (* 1991), Slovak national soccer player
- Jana Voosen (* 1976), German actress
- Jana Weilert (* 1986), German model and singer (Bonnie Strange)
- Jana Werner (* before 1969), German actress and singer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johanan. Retrieved October 10, 2017 .
- ^ Quotation from Dictionary of Mythology by Wilhelm Vollmer, ISBN 3-89996-068-8 , page 432
- ↑ Statistics on "Popular first names"