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Яна
“God is gracious”
Яна (Jána) is a feminine given name from Koine Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian.
Bulgarian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Joan.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Яна goes back to Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh), meaning “God is gracious.”
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Where it comes from
Яна comes from Koine Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Koine Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, “God is gracious”).
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Яна’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Яна shares an earlier linguistic root with Жа́нна. In Russian usage, Яна has a conventional equivalent in the English form Joan. In Bulgarian usage, Яна has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Яна has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
8 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- JoanEnglish
- Johannaequivalent
- YanaEnglish
- Жаннаdoublet · Ukrainian
- Янhas masculine form
- Я́наfeminine form
- Жа́ннаdoublet · Ukrainian
- Яні́наdoublet · Ukrainian
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See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Яна
- Jerry HeilUkrainian singer-songwriter and YouTuberborn 1995
- Yana ZinkevychUkrainian medic volunteerborn 1995
- Jana KhokhlovaRussian ice dancerborn 1985
- Yana BurlakovaRussian cyclistborn 2000
- Yana YazovaBulgarian writer1912–1974
- Yana MartynovaRussian swimmerborn 1988
- Yana SantosRussian mixed martial arts fighterborn 1989
- Yana VagnerRussian writer and translatorborn 1973
- Iana BondarUkrainian biathleteborn 1991
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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