Jana (given name)

Jana is the spelling of several unrelated given names.

• Persian (Persian: جانا) My dearest, My soul.
• a Catalan and Occitan 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, short-form for Jannah (Arabic: جنّة) is both the Islamic and Christian concept of paradise. It can be also used as a noun which means to Earn or Reap and is used as a female name, but is pronounced as Janaa جنى.
• In Albanian, short for Jehona which means echo, other short names include Jona, Ana, Hona
• In Brazilian Portuguese, short for Janaina, a name with Amerindian and African origins, meaning "queen of the seas" or "mother of the fishes"