Žanna

See also: zanna

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1891. From French Jeanne.

Proper noun

Žanna f

  1. A female given name.
  2. A transliteration of the French female given name Jeanne.
    Žanna d'Arka ― Joan of Arc
  3. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Жанна (Žanna).

References
  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Žanna was the only given name of 4056 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010, including Russian speakers.
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