The Name Yana
Yana is a female name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is gracious”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Yana is a female name of Hebrew origin. Meaning: “God is gracious”. A West Slavic feminine form of the name Jan (Ioann, John), from the Hebrew Yohanan, “God is gracious”.
In the church calendar the name is written as Ioanna: this is the name used at baptism and in church.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Yana |
| Church form | Ioanna |
| Short forms | Yanusya, Yanka |
| Affectionate forms | Yanochka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| July 10 | Righteous Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
In name descriptions, Yana is an independent, energetic and straightforward nature. She knows how to get her way and loves freedom. She can be stubborn. Her strength is determination.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Yana («Яна») in the Russian 1–9 table: Я 6 + Н 6 + А 1 = 13 → 4. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 4 — order and work. Four is the number of foundations: discipline, reliability, practicality. The person builds slowly but firmly; the weak spot is conservatism and reluctance to change.
Vowels give the soul number 7 (analysis and intuition), consonants the personality number 6 (care and harmony). Inner motive: analysis and intuition; outer manner: care and harmony. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): Н=50 + А=1 = 51, reduced to 6. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
Я — sense of dignity. Self-respect, a wish for love and recognition, a striving for independence.
Other letters: Н — strong character and protest; А — beginning and action.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 4 is linked with the planet Uranus.
| Planet | Uranus |
| Stones | sapphire |
| Colours | pale blue, grey, electric blue |
| Favourable days | Saturday, Sunday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 4 goes most easily with 2, 6 and 7, and has more friction with 3 and 5.
Goes well with: Anatoliy, Andrey, Artem, Viktor, Vladimir, Georgiy, Elisey, Kuzma, Rostislav, Ruslan.
More friction with: Aleksey, Vladislav, Gavriil, Ignat, Tihon, Fedor.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Yana carries the meaning “God is gracious”. Name number 4 — order and work; first letter Ya — sense of dignity. Inner wishes (analysis and intuition) and outer manner (care and harmony) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: July 10.