Czech

Proper noun

Jana

1. A female given name, cognate to English Jane.
2. Joanna (biblical character).

Related terms

• Johana

Derived terms

External links

• Jana in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• Jana in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Proper noun

Jana

1. genitive singular of Jan
2. accusative singular of Jan

Estonian

Proper noun

Jana

1. A female given name, variant of Jaana, from Johanna.

Faroese

Proper noun

Jana

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Jana: Januson
• daughter of Jana: Janudóttir

Declension

German

Etymology

Today usually interpreted as the feminine form of Jan, though it can also derive from Juliana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaːna]
• Hyphenation: Ja‧na

Proper noun

Jana

1. A female given name.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjaːna/
• Rhymes: -aːna

Proper noun

Jana f

1. A female given name

Declension

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1925. A modern feminine form of Jānis, variant of Johanna.

Proper noun

Jana f

1. A female given name.

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, ISBN 5-7966-0278-0
• Population Register of Latvia: Jana was the only given name of 4123 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

A variety of Ana, mainly in Kajkavian speaking area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǎːna/
• IPA^(key): /jâna/
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Proper noun

Jána, Jȁna f

1. A female given name

Slovak

Proper noun

Jana f

1. A female given name.

Finnish

Noun

jana

1. (geometry) line segment

Declension

Anagrams

• ajan, Anja, jaan

Maquiritari

Alternative forms

• (De'kwana): jaana

Noun

jana

1. (Ye'kwana dialect) ear

References

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).
• Cáceres, Natalia. Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye'kwana.

Swahili

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʄana/

Adverb

jana

1. yesterday

Noun

jana (n class, plural jana)

1. yesterday

Noun

jana (ma class, plural mana)

1. larva, grub