Jana
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- 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.
[edit] Famous people named Jana
- Jana - Native American singer.
- Jana - Serbian singer
- Jana Bennett - BBC Director of Television
- Jana Berglund - Swedish Field Hockey Player
- Jana Bobošíková - Czech politician and MEP
- Jana Černá - Czech writer
- Jana Cova - Czech adult actress
- 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 Schneider - American actress
- Jana Tichá - Czech astronomer
- Jana Wendt - Australian TV show host
- Yana Klochkova - World Champion and Olympic medalist in Swimming
[edit] Variants
Jaina, Janna, Janne, Jane, Janet, Janika (Bulgarian), Janina (Polish), Janita, Jantina, Janka(Hungarian), Janica, Jaana (Finnish), Janine, Jeanne.
