Jana

in Sanskrit, jana means "tribe, people"; see Janapada.

Jana is a woman's given name, which has two origins. For some it is the name of the Roman goddess Diana, who was often called Jana; for others, Jana is a Slavic short-form for Johanna. Less often, this form is Janna. In India however, Jana is a shortform for the Hindu God Janardhan.

Famous Janas

Jana - Native American singer.
Jana - Serbian singer
Jana Bennett - BBC Director of Television
Jana Bobošíková - Czech politician and MEP
Jana Černá - Czech writer
Jana Henke - German swimmer
Jana Hybášková - Czech politician and MEP
Jana Krishnamurthi - Indian Political Leader. Ex-President of the BJP. And Former Union Law Minister.
Jana Novotná - Tennis player and Wimbledon Champion 1998
Jana Pallaske - German actress
Jana Pittman - Australian runner
Jana Tichá - Czech astronomer
Jana Wendt - Australian TV show host
Yana Klochkova - World Champion and Olympic medalist in Swimming

Variants

Jaina, Janna, Janne, Jane, Janet, Janika (Bulgarian), Janina (Polish), Janita, Jantina, Janka(Hungarian), Janica, Jaana (Finnish), Janine, Jeanne.

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