THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Jana
Jana is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Jana Roxas. This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
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.
A female given name from Czech.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Jana
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jana Roxas
Filipino actress
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Jana Roxas
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Jana in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Jana
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Ana♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Dana♂♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Jaja♀Short form of Janet, Jasmin, and Lydia
- Jan♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jane♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Janna♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Joana♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Juana♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
What rhymes with Jana?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Jana further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q665407 — Jana (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Jana Roxas (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q665407 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Jana (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.