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 from French
2. A respelling of the French female given name Jeanne.

   Žanna d'Arka ― Joan of Arc

3. A transliteration of the Russian female given name Жанна (Žanna).

Related terms

• Žanete
• Jana

References

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