Jana (given name)

Jana is the spelling of several unrelated given names. See Jaana for the Finnish and Estonian given name.

• Persian (Persian: جانا) My dearest, My soul.
• a Catalan old name
• In Cantabria it is the feminine form of Jano, a Celtic god based on the Roman Janus (see also xana of Asturias).
• the Roman goddess Diana, who was often called Jana. Jana is also the feminine form of the Roman god Janus.
• In Arabic Jana, is a noun which means "to Earn" or "to Reap" (Essentially making the name the arabic equivalent of the name Theresa) and is used as a female name, but is pronounced as Janaa.
• In Albanian, short for Jehona which means echo, other short names include Jona, Ana, Hona
• In Brazilian Portuguese, short for Janaína, a name with Amerindian and African origins, meaning "queen of the seas" or "mother of the fishes"
• In Hebrew, Jana means "God is gracious"