Jana

Etymology
From, ultimately from , from , the feminized form of which produced  and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of and  and earlier use of  in the same role.

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Proper noun

 * 1) Joanna
 * 1) Joanna

Proper noun

 * , variant of Jaana, from Johanna

Usage notes
Matronymics
 * son of Jana: Januson
 * daughter of Jana: Janudóttir

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

Etymology
Variant of shortened by, from  by  of. Compare from 🇨🇬, and  from 🇨🇬. Also see 🇨🇬, from a shared root whence by analogical formation also evolved 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1)  . The moon-goddess identified as, daughter of Latona and Jupiter, and twin sister of Apollo; goddess of the hunt, associated with wild animals and the forest or wilderness, and an emblem of chastity; the Roman counterpart of Greek goddess Artemis.

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

Etymology
A variant of, mainly found in the Kajkavian speaking area.