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Jana
Given Name
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| Gender |
Male/Female |
| Meaning |
Arabic for "it is what you gained" (yajni) |
| Region of Origin |
Lebanon/India |
| Origin |
A very old name used in the Arabic world |
| Wikipedia articles |
All pages beginning with Jana |
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- in Sanskrit, jana means "tribe, people"; see Janapada.
Jana is a given name, which has many origins in different languages. In India however, Jana is a shortform for the Hindu God Janarthanan / Janardhan. In Arabic it a noun which means Paradise or Garden, used as a female name, but is prounounced Jannah, with the N held longer for a moment. 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, for example in Sweden.
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