Janka
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{{Infobox given name
| name = Janka
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| gender = Male, Female
| meaning ="God is merciful"
| region =Germanic, Hungarian, Slovak
| origin =Hebrew
| related names = John, Johan, Jan
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Janka is a given name or a surname. The name is a form of the originally Hebrew name Yohanan (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer
- Erika Jänkä (born 1995), Finnish biathlete
- Les Janka, American consultant
- Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher
- Victor von Janka (1837–1900), Hungarian botanist
- Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher
Given name
- Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer
- Janka Gabor (1896–1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor
- Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter
- Yanka Kupala, also known as Janka Kupała (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer
- Yanka Maur, also known as Janka Maŭr (1883–1971), Belarusian writer
- Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean musician
External links
- [http://names.whitepages.com/last/Janka Distribution of the name Janka in the United States]
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