Jana is the most ordinary and most boring Czech name ever! Totally run-of-the-mill. I have never understood why, for God's sake, so many parents give their baby-girls this name. Czech pronunciation is YAH-NAH.
It's a very common Czech name. Pronounced YAH-nah. Nothing special, boring. But it usually fits to every surname. I'm glad that my cousin was named earlier than me so I got another name. :)
― Anonymous User 7/10/2006
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In Poland we don't use this feminine form of masculine name "Jan". It sounds a bit artificial for the Poles. [noted -ed]
Contrary to one of the comments above, this name IS used in Poland, even if it's rare. In 1994, there were 119 women registered with this name (source: Kazimierz Rymut, Słownik imion współcześnie w Polsce używanych). In 2015, sixteen girls were named Jana (ranked #175 along with Adriana and Stella).
https://www.behindthename.com/name/jana-1/top/united-states
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/Jana