Jaana

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Estonian

Etymology

Shortened from Johanna; the feminine equivalent of Jaan.

Proper noun

Jaana

  1. a female given name

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Marjaana (Mariana).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Jaana

  1. a female given name
    • 1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act V:
      Sinäkö Jaanani, pieni enkelini? Tule ja päästä isäs kädet, että hän saa sinua halailla!
      You, my Jaana, my little angel? Come and let your father's hands hug you!
    • 2007, Leena Lehtolainen, Luonas en ollutkaan, Tammi, →ISBN, page 246:
      Jaana. Vai niin. Alla finskor heter Jaana. Esa hymyili hämmennykselle, jonka repliikki aiheutti Jaanassa. —Se on sitaatti yhdestä lukemastani novellista, jäi mieleen. Eipä Esakaan maailman harvinaisin nimi ole.
      —Mutta nykylapset eivät ole Esoja ja Jaanoja. Tyttäreni mielestä Jaana on tätinimi. Siitä kuulee heti, että nimen kantaja on yli neljänkymmenen.
      Jaana. I see. Alla finskor heter Jaana . Esa smiled at Jaana's confusion brought on by his words. —It's a quote from a short story I read that stuck to my mind. Esa isn't a particularly rare name either.
      —But children aren't called Esa or Jaana anymore. My daughter thinks Jaana is a name for an aunt. You can tell anyone with that name must be at least forty years old.

Usage notes

  • The most common first name of women born in Finland in 1962-64.

Declension

Inflection of Jaana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Jaana Jaanat
genitive Jaanan Jaanojen
partitive Jaanaa Jaanoja
illative Jaanaan Jaanoihin
singular plural
nominative Jaana Jaanat
accusative nom. Jaana Jaanat
gen. Jaanan
genitive Jaanan Jaanojen
Jaanain rare
partitive Jaanaa Jaanoja
inessive Jaanassa Jaanoissa
elative Jaanasta Jaanoista
illative Jaanaan Jaanoihin
adessive Jaanalla Jaanoilla
ablative Jaanalta Jaanoilta
allative Jaanalle Jaanoille
essive Jaanana Jaanoina
translative Jaanaksi Jaanoiksi
abessive Jaanatta Jaanoitta
instructive Jaanoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Jaana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Jaanani Jaanani
accusative nom. Jaanani Jaanani
gen. Jaanani
genitive Jaanani Jaanojeni
Jaanaini rare
partitive Jaanaani Jaanojani
inessive Jaanassani Jaanoissani
elative Jaanastani Jaanoistani
illative Jaanaani Jaanoihini
adessive Jaanallani Jaanoillani
ablative Jaanaltani Jaanoiltani
allative Jaanalleni Jaanoilleni
essive Jaananani Jaanoinani
translative Jaanakseni Jaanoikseni
abessive Jaanattani Jaanoittani
instructive
comitative Jaanoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Jaanasi Jaanasi
accusative nom. Jaanasi Jaanasi
gen. Jaanasi
genitive Jaanasi Jaanojesi
Jaanaisi rare
partitive Jaanaasi Jaanojasi
inessive Jaanassasi Jaanoissasi
elative Jaanastasi Jaanoistasi
illative Jaanaasi Jaanoihisi
adessive Jaanallasi Jaanoillasi
ablative Jaanaltasi Jaanoiltasi
allative Jaanallesi Jaanoillesi
essive Jaananasi Jaanoinasi
translative Jaanaksesi Jaanoiksesi
abessive Jaanattasi Jaanoittasi
instructive
comitative Jaanoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Jaanamme Jaanamme
accusative nom. Jaanamme Jaanamme
gen. Jaanamme
genitive Jaanamme Jaanojemme
Jaanaimme rare
partitive Jaanaamme Jaanojamme
inessive Jaanassamme Jaanoissamme
elative Jaanastamme Jaanoistamme
illative Jaanaamme Jaanoihimme
adessive Jaanallamme Jaanoillamme
ablative Jaanaltamme Jaanoiltamme
allative Jaanallemme Jaanoillemme
essive Jaananamme Jaanoinamme
translative Jaanaksemme Jaanoiksemme
abessive Jaanattamme Jaanoittamme
instructive
comitative Jaanoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Jaananne Jaananne
accusative nom. Jaananne Jaananne
gen. Jaananne
genitive Jaananne Jaanojenne
Jaanainne rare
partitive Jaanaanne Jaanojanne
inessive Jaanassanne Jaanoissanne
elative Jaanastanne Jaanoistanne
illative Jaanaanne Jaanoihinne
adessive Jaanallanne Jaanoillanne
ablative Jaanaltanne Jaanoiltanne
allative Jaanallenne Jaanoillenne
essive Jaanananne Jaanoinanne
translative Jaanaksenne Jaanoiksenne
abessive Jaanattanne Jaanoittanne
instructive
comitative Jaanoinenne

Statistics

  • Jaana is the 16th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 21,321 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,417 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.