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Janina (given Name)
Janina is a given name, a feminine analog of Jan and Jonas. Notable people with the name include: * Janina Andersson (born 1971), Finnish politician *Janina Bauman (1926–2009), Polish journalist and writer of Jewish origin *Janina Dłuska (1899–1932), Russian Empire-born Polish artist, illustrator * Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), Canadian classical pianist *Janina Fry (born 1973), Finnish pop singer and model * Janina Garscia (1920–2004), Polish composer, pianist, and music teacher *Janina Gavankar (born 1980), American actress and musician *Janina Hettich (born 1996), German biathlete *Janina Stronski (born 1946), Canadian-American TV talk show host better known as Jenny Jones (presenter) *Janina Ochojska (born 1955), Polish humanitarian activist, Member of the European Parliament *Janina Orlov (born 1955), Finnish-Swedish translator of literature * Janina Oyrzanowska-Poplewska (1918–2001), Polish academic and veterinarian * Janina Paradowska (1942–2016), Polish journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan (name)
Jan is a form of John that is used in various languages. (See the “Other names” section in this page's infobox for more variants.) The name is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Circassian, Catalan, Cornish, Croatian, Czech, English (especially in Devon dialect), Dutch, German, Kazakh, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Scandinavian and Finnic languages. It is the most prevalent in the Czech Republic. In English, the name "Jan" is related to "John", but is a shortened form of the first names Janet, Janice, or January, with corresponding pronunciation. It has a separate origin in Persian, Greek, and Armenian. Netherlands and Flanders In the Netherlands and Flanders, the name used to be one of the most popular given first names. From the 1950s, the occurrence of the name decreased. In 2014, no more than 3% of the boys are given this name. However, it still is one of the most widely distributed names. It is also the most common name of Dutch players in the Netherlands national footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |