Яніна
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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān). Doublet of Іва́нна (Ivánna), Я́на (Jána), and Жа́нна (Žánna).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Яні́на • (Janína) f pers (genitive Яні́ни, nominative plural Яні́ни, genitive plural Яні́н)
- a female given name, Yanina, from Ancient Greek , equivalent to English Johanna
Declension
Declension of Яні́на (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Ιωάννινα (Iōánnina).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Я́ніна • (Jánina) f inan (genitive Я́ніни, uncountable)
- Ioannina (a city in Greece)
- Ioannina (a regional unit in Greece, of which the city is the capital)
Declension
Declension of Я́ніна (inan sg-only hard fem-form accent-a)
References
- “Яніна”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)