The story behind Janina
From Polish Janina and possibly other Slavic languages as well.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈjɑninɑ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈjɑ̝ninɑ̝]
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Names Similar to Janina
Danica
From Slavic female given name, from the Slavic name for the Morning Star (an aspect of the planet Venus). Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Danica or Slovene Danica. Borrowed from…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jamila
From Arabic جَمِيلَة (jamīla, “beautiful”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jarema
Borrowed from Polish Jarema and Ukrainian Ярема (Jarema). Doublet of Jeremiah.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jelena
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē). Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑλένη (Helénē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jemima
From the name of a minor biblical character, from Hebrew יְמִימָה (“dove”). By folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Jensína
Borrowed from Danish Jensine; corresponds to Jens + -ína.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Janina
Boleslovas
Derived from Proto-Slavic *Boľeslavъ (“great glory”). Compare Latin Boleslaus, Polish Bolesław, and Latvian Boļeslavs.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Borislavas
Derived from Proto-Slavic *Borislavъ (“glory of fight”). Compare Latin Borislaus, Polish Borzysław, Latvian Borislavs.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Janina
Anastasi
Romanization of Russian Анаста́сий (Anastásij), cognate with English and Latin Anastasius, ultimately from Ancient Greek.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bogdan
From Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ, a calque of Ancient Greek Θεόδωρος (Theódōros, “Theodore”, literally “gift of God”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length