Given name · Greek
Γιάννα
Γιάννα (Giánna) is a feminine given name from Byzantine Greek, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Giánna.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Γιάννα comes from Byzantine Greek, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
In Greek usage, Γιάννα is a feminine form of Γιάννης.
Γιάννα’s family of names
In Greek usage, Γιάννα has a diminutive in Γιαννούλα. In Greek usage, Γιάννα is a feminine form of Γιάννης. In Greek usage, Γιάννα has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Jana.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Γιάννα has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Γιάννα comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 16
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Γιάννα
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