# Jana

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,847

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Czech.

## Etymology
From Czech Jana, ultimately from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role.
Doublet of Ivana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

## Easily confused with
- **jay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jay)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jon)
- **jaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jaw)
- **jin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jin)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jun)
- **jar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jar)
- **Jen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jen)
- **Jax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jax)
- **Jia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jia)
- **Jap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jap)
- **Jas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jas)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-june)
- **Jane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jane)
- **jean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jean)
- **jazz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jazz)
- **Juan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-juan)
- **junk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-junk)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-joan)
- **Java** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-java)
- **Jung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-jung)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ajna`, `jaan`, `janna`, `jjana`, `jnaa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jana