Yanika
Hebrew · Girl · 3 syllables
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About the name Yanika
Yanika is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yanna or Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious" through its connection to the name John and its various linguistic forms across languages.
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Etymology
Yanika is a feminine given name derived from the Hebrew name Yanna or Yochanan, meaning "God is gracious" through its connection to the name John and its various linguistic forms across languages.
The name is primarily used in Slavic and Eastern European cultures, particularly in countries like Russia, Ukraine, and Poland, where it emerged as a diminutive or variant form of Slavic adaptations of John-derived names.
Yanika currently ranks #15,824 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1990.
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