jana
/dʒˈænə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Jana, Ἰωάννα, יוֹחָנָה