Jaana is a feminine given name which is the short from of

Marianne Marianne () has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, as well as a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty. Marianne is displayed i ...

and a pet form of

Johanna Johanna is a feminine name, a variant form of Joanna that originated in Latin in the Middle Ages, including an -h- by analogy with the Latin masculine name Johannes. The original Greek form ''Iōanna'' lacks a medial /h/ because in Greek /h/ cou ...

. It is common in

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

and

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

; the feminine version of Jaan.

People

Jaana Padrik Jaana Padrik (born 23 June 1958, in Tallinn) is an Estonian journalist and politician. She was a member of IX Riigikogu. She has been a member of Pro Patria Union The Pro Patria Union ( et, Isamaaliit, meaning literally Fatherland Union) was a ...

(born 1958), Estonian journalist and politician *

Jaana Pelkonen Jaana Pelkonen (born 27 January 1977) is a Finnish member of parliament and television presenter. Career Pelkonen's media career started as a radio presenter for ''Radio 99'' in Lahti in 1995–1997. She became famous in Finland as the host of ...

(born 1977), Finnish politician and television host *

Jaana Kunitz Jaana Kunitz (sometimes Yaana Kunitz, née Reinikka) is a ballroom dancer and fitness program creator. Biography Jaana Kunitz, born in Taivalkoski, Finland in 1972, is a professional dance instructor based in San Diego, California. She is married ...

(born 1972), Finnish ballroom dancer *

Jaana Saarinen Jaana E. Saarinen (born 22 June 1955 in Helsinki) is a Finnish actress. She is famous for the Finnish soap opera ''Salatut elämät'', where she played Maarit Salin from 1999 to 2004, 2007 to 2008 and 2015. For 25 years, Saarinen was involved wi ...

(born 1955), Finnish actress *

Jaana Savolainen Jaana Maarit Savolainen (born 23 January 1964 in Lappeenranta) is a Finnish former cross-country skier who competed from 1984 to 1993. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and finished 18th in ...

(born 1964), Finnish, cross-country skier

In fiction

* Jaana the druid, fictional character in Ultima game series.

References

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