Meaning and Origin
What does the name Yana mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Yana
User Submitted Origins
Russian
43%
Slavic
37%
Indian (Sanskrit)
17%
German
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Yana is of Russian origin and means "Gift from God".
- A submission from Washington, U.S. says the name Yana means "Precious to god".
- A user from Russian Federation says the name Yana is of Jewish origin and means "God's blessing".
- A user from Greece says the name Yana is of Bulgarian origin and means "In ancient Bulgarian the name means River".
- According to a user from Ohio, U.S., the name Yana is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin and means "Spiritual Journey".
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Yana means "In native american (cherokee) Yana means bear".
- A submission from Canada says the name Yana means "Home" and is of Kurdish origin.
- A submission from Thailand says the name Yana means "Wisdom, ability of knowledge" and is of Sanskrit origin.
- A submission from India says the name Yana means "Vehicle" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- The Yanan language spoken by the Yana
- A member of an extinct North American Indian people who lived in northern California
Wiktionary
Cognate to English Jane, ultimately from Hebrew, feminine form of Ioannes ( =John).
- A female given name from the Slavic languages. A romanization of the Bulgarian or Russian name Я́на (Jána).
- A river in Sakha (Yakutia), Russia that rises near Verkhoyansk and flows into the Yana Bay of the Laptev Sea.
- A member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- The now extinct Hokan language of the Yana, best known for a systematic differentiation between men's and women's speech.