Janina (given name)

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Janina is a given name, a feminine analog of Jan and Jonas.^[1][2]

Notable people with the name include:

• Janina Andersson (born 1971), Finnish politician
• Janina Baechle (born 1969), German operatic mezzo-soprano
• Janina Bauman (1926–2009), Polish journalist and writer of Jewish origin
• Janina Borońska (1943–2026), Polish actress
• Janina Dłuska (1899–1932), Russian Empire-born Polish artist, illustrator
• Janina Dziarnowska (1903–1992), Ukrainian born Polish writer, translator and publicist
• Janina Elkin (born 1982), German actress
• Janina Fialkowska (born 1951), Canadian classical pianist
• Janina Fry (born 1973), Finnish pop singer and model
• Janina Garscia (1920–2004), Polish composer, pianist, and music teacher
• Janina Gavankar (born 1980), American actress and musician
• Janina Hettich (born 1996), German biathlete
• Janina Stronski (born 1946), Canadian-American TV talk show host better known as Jenny Jones (presenter)
• Janina Mazierska (born 1948), Polish electrical engineer
• Janina Minge (born 1999), German footballer
• Janina Natusiewicz-Mirer (1940–2010), Polish activist
• Janina Niedźwiecka (1922–2004), Polish film editor
• Janina Ochojska (born 1955), Polish humanitarian activist, Member of the European Parliament
• Janina Orlov (born 1955), Finnish-Swedish translator of literature
• Janina Oszast (1908–1986), Polish biologist and resistance movement member
• Janina Oyrzanowska-Poplewska (1918–2001), Polish academic and veterinarian
• Janina Pohl-Mizerska (1909–1999), Polish cryptographer and nurse
• Janina Paradowska (1942–2016), Polish journalist
• Janina Ramirez (born 1980), British art historian and TV presenter
• Janina Rizzo Alvear (born 1972), Ecuadorian politician
• Janina Szymkowiak (1910–1942), Polish nun, beatified by the Catholic Church
• Janina Zakrzewska (1928–1995), Polish lawyer
• Janina Żejmo (1909–1987), Soviet actress