Jana (given name)
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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 Amerindian, is a female name of Tupi-Guarani origin. It derives from the combination of the terms "îana", which means "river" in Tupi, and "nã", which means "mother". The name can be interpreted as "mother of the river" or "meaning "queen of the seas"
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