JANA  (YAH-nah or JAN-ah)

Gender: F
Origin: Czech, feminine variation of JAN

A sweet name with many cross-cultural ties, popular in the Slavic countries, Holland, Scandinavia, and Ireland.

Nicknames & Variations:
Jannah, Yanna, Janayah, Janaya, Janna, Yana, Iana

Jana is being discussed in our message boards:

• Nefertiti middle name?
• Build a Name Together
• Would you be mad?
• NEW Baby Name Game!!!! (Be Warned: Ridiculous # Of Kids!!!!)
• Help us name girl #4

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jana:

• NAMESAKES: IF I ONLY HAD A NAME
• ANNE HECHE'S ATLAS JOINS THE PANTHEON OF STARBABY GODS & GODDESSES