Janka is a
given name
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or a
surname
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. The name is a form of the originally
Hebrew
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name ''Yohanan'' (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include:
Surname
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Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer
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Erika Jänkä (born 1995), Finnish biathlete
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Les Janka, American consultant
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Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher
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Victor von Janka (1837–1900), Hungarian botanist
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Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher
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Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer
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Janka Gabor (1896–1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of
Magda,
Zsa Zsa and
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 (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter
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Yanka Kupala, also known as ''Janka Kupała'' (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer
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Yanka Maur, also known as ''Janka Maŭr'' (1883–1971), Belarusian writer
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Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean musician
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Distribution of the name ''Janka'' in the United States
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Surnames from given names