Janka

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Gender Male, Female Meaning "God is merciful"		Word/name Hebrew Related names John, Johan, Jan
Region of origin Germanic, Hungarian, Slovak

Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). It is a form of the Hungarian, Czech, German form of the given name "Johannes" and of "Jan". Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer

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

Yanka Maur, also known as Janka Maur', (1883–1971), Belarusian writer

Yanka Kupala, also known as Janka Kupała, (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer

Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean Musician

Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter

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