Meaning & History
Variant of Jane.
Related Names
DiminutivesJan, Janel, Janelle, Janet, Janette, Janey, Janie, Jannette, 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, Jana (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, Jessy (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) Joana, Janete (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh (Scottish) Seonag, Sìne, Seònaid, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta (Slovak) Ivana, Jana (Slovene) Juana, Jenny (Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Janeth, Yanet, Yaneth, Yenny (Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny (Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh)
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Entry updated July 2, 2008