given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
or a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
. The name is a form of the originally
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
name ''Yohanan'' (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include:
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Carlo Janka
Carlo Janka (born 15 October 1986) is a Swiss former alpine ski racer. Born in Obersaxen, in the canton of Graubünden, he had the winter sports facilities right in front of his home. Janka has won gold medals at both the Winter Olympics and t ...
(born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer
* Erika Jänkä (born 1995), Finnish biathlete
* Les Janka, American consultant
* Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher
* Victor von Janka (1837–1900), Hungarian botanist
* Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher
Given name
* Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer
* Janka Gabor (1896–1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of
Magda
Magda may refer to:
* Magda (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of persons with the name)
* Marinko Magda (born 1963), Serbian mass murderer
* Magda, São Paulo, Brazil, a municipality
* Heimat (play), ''Heimat'' (play), commonly ...
Eva Gabor
Eva Gabor ( ; February 11, 1919 – July 4, 1995) was a Hungarian-American actress and socialite. Gabor voiced Duchess and Miss Bianca in the Disney animations ''The Aristocats'' (1970), ''The Rescuers'' (1977), and ''The Rescuers Down Under'' ...
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Yanka Dyagileva
Yana Stanislavovna "Yanka" Dyagileva (; 4 September 1966 – 1991) was a Russian poet and singer-songwriter and one of the most popular figures of her time in Russia's underground punk scene. She both played solo and performed with others, incl ...
(1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter
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Yanka Kupala
Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich (; – 28 June 1942), better known by his pen name Yanka Kupala (Янка Купала), was a Belarusian poet and writer.
Biography Early life
Kupala was born on July 7, 1882, in Viazynka, a folwark settlement n ...
, also known as ''Janka Kupała'' (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer
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Yanka Maur
Janka Maŭr (; ; ; Yanka Mavr; 11 May 1883 – 3 August 1971) was a Soviet and Belarusian writer, translator and playwright. Janka Maŭr was actually his pseudonym as his true name was Ivan Michajłavič Fiodaraŭ (Belarusian: Іва́н Міха ...
, also known as ''Janka Maŭr'' (1883–1971), Belarusian writer
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Ahmed Janka Nabay
Ahmed Janka Nabay (5 January 1964 – 2 April 2018) was a Sierra Leonean musician and a major figure in Bubu Music, a traditionally Temne music which is played by up to 20 musicians blowing into bamboo pipes of different sizes.Distribution of the name ''Janka'' in the United States
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Surnames from given names