Meaning & History
Variant of Janet.
Related Names
VariantsJanel, Janelle, Janet, Janette, Janey, Janie, Jaynie, Jeni, Jenna, Jenni, Jennie, Jenny, Janeka, Janele, Janella, Janetta
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Jone (Basque) Zhanna (Belarusian) Joanna (Biblical) Ioanna (Biblical Greek) Iohanna (Biblical Latin) Yanna (Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana (Bulgarian) Joana (Catalan) Ghjuvanna (Corsican) Ivana (Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Žaneta (Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette (Danish) Jana, Janna, Johanna, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jenny (Dutch) Janeth (Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna (Estonian) Jóna (Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny (Finnish) Jeanne, Johanne, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jenna, Jennah, Jenny (French) Xoana (Galician) Jana, Janina, Johanna, Janine, Jenny (German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna (Greek) Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína, Jenný (Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad (Irish) Giovanna, Ivana (Italian) Johanna (Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna (Latvian) Janina, Žaneta (Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette, Jenny (Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Żaneta (Polish) Janete, Joana (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh (Scottish) Seònaid, Sìne, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta (Slovak) Ivana, Jana (Slovene) Juana, Jenny (Spanish) Giovana, Janeth, Johana, Yanet, Yaneth, Yenny (Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny (Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Sioned, Siana, Siani (Welsh)
Popularity
People think this name is
informal common wholesome refined strange
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Entry updated February 28, 2019