Jana is a ♀ girl name.
Jana is a feminine variant of Jan, but also a short form of Juliana, Adriana, Christiana and Johanna. It is a name from Roman mythology as well.
Jana means (from Johanna) “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful”. In the Roman mythology, Jana is a “goddess of the moon”.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Jana is currently ranked #577 on the name leaderboard.
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🇦🇹 Austria | - | ✓ | - | ✓ | ✓ | - |
🇨🇭 Switzerland | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - |
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