Editing Jane (section)

== Variants by language ==

{{See also|List of Jane variants by language}}

As a feminine form of [[John]], Jane has cognates across many languages wherever the masculine form took root. Major variants include:

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! Language / Region !! Variant(s) !! Notes
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| French || [[Jeanne]], [[Jehanne]] || Jeanne d'Arc is the most famous French bearer
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| Spanish / Portuguese || [[Juana]], [[Joana]] || Juana is the Spanish form; Joana the Portuguese
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| Italian || [[Giovanna]], [[Gianna]] || Gianna is a common modern diminutive
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| German / Dutch || [[Johanna]], [[Hanna]], [[Jana]] || Johanna is the full formal form
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| Scandinavian || [[Johanna]], [[Jana]], [[Janna]] || Common across Nordic countries
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| Irish / Scottish Gaelic || [[Sinéad]], [[Seána]] || Sinéad is the most common Irish equivalent
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| Welsh || [[Siân]] || Pronounced /ʃɑːn/; a direct Welsh adaptation
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| Russian / Slavic || [[Ivanna]], [[Jana]] || Ivanna mirrors the Slavic masculine Ivan
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| Greek || [[Ioanna]] || The direct Greek feminine of Ioannis
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| Hungarian || [[Johanna]], [[Janka]] || Janka is a common diminutive form
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| Arabic || [[Yahya]] || Used only for the masculine; no standard feminine cognate in common use
|}