Meaning & History
Originally a Scots diminutive of Jean 2. In modern times it is also used as a diminutive of Jessica.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne (African American) Xhesika (Albanian) Jone (Basque) Zhanna (Belarusian) Jescha, Joanna, Iscah (Biblical) Ioanna (Biblical Greek) Yiska (Biblical Hebrew) Iohanna (Biblical Latin) Yanna (Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana (Bulgarian) Joana, Jana (Catalan) Ghjuvanna (Corsican) Ivana (Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Jesika, Johana, Žaneta (Czech) Jessica, Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette (Danish) Jana, Janna, Jessica, 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, Jessica, Jessy, Johanne, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannie, Jeannine, Jenna, Jennah, Jenny (French) Xoana (Galician) Jana, Janina, Jessica, Jessika, Johanna, Janine, Jenny (German) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna (Greek) Iekika (Hawaiian) Dzsesszika, Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jónína, Jenný (Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad (Irish) Gessica, Giovanna, Ivana, Jessica (Italian) Johanna (Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna (Latvian) Janina, Žaneta (Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French) Jessica, Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette, Jenny (Norwegian) Dżesika, Janina, Joanna, Żaneta (Polish) Jéssica, Joana, Janete (Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana (Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana (Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian) Giuanna (Sardinian) Ivana, Jovana (Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta (Slovak) Ivana, Jana (Slovene) Jésica, Jéssica, Jessica, Juana, Yésica, Yéssica, Jenny (Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Janeth, Yanet, Yaneth, Yenny (Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Jessica, Jessika, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny (Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna (Ukrainian) Djene (Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh)
Same SpellingJessie 2
Popularity
People think this name is
youthful informal common natural wholesome strong simple comedic
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Entry updated May 26, 2026