What is "janka"

Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). It is a form of the Hungarian, Czech, German form of the given name "Johannes" and of "Jan". Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer
• 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
• Yanka Maur, also known as Janka Maur', (1883–1971), Belarusian writer
• Yanka Kupala, also known as Janka Kupała, (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer
• Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean Musician
• Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter

Janka is a given name or surname of Hebrew origin.

Janka may also refer to:

• Janka, Contai, settlement in Contai subdivision, West Bengal, India
• Janka, a suburb in Tampere, Finland
• Janka hardness test, test for wood
• Janka, original name of Janna (TV series), a German-Polish children's television series