Janka
# Janka

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
