Janka, typically a given name or a surname, is a form of the originally Hebrew language name "Yohanan" (meaning "God is merciful"). Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Carlo Janka (born 1986), Swiss alpine ski racer
• Les Janka, American consultant
• Gabriel Janka (1864–1932), Austrian wood researcher
• Victor von Janka (1837-1900), Hungarian botanist
• Walter Janka (1914–1994), German publisher

Given name:

• Janka Bryl (1917–2006), Belarusian writer
• Janka Gabor (1896-1997), Austrio-Hungarian Countess de Szigethy, mother of Magda, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor
• Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter
• Yanka Kupala, also known as Janka Kupała, (1882–1942), Belarusian poet and writer
• Yanka Maur, also known as Janka Maŭr, (1883–1971), Belarusian writer
• Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean musician

External links

• Distribution of the name Janka in USA