Jana

I could never tell if the Duggars were saying Ja-na or Jay-na due to their nasal a sound.

Slang name in Plymouth to describe a person with a distinct , West Country accent. Proper Jana.

Agree

Gianna is nicer

Jana is already a name that seems to have multiple potential/suspected origin sources (Hebrew, Slavic, Arabic, Persian, Roman mythology), multiple accepted spellings (Jana, Janna, Jannah, etc.), and multiple accepted pronunciations. I wouldn't say that jan-ah is an incorrect pronunciation, especially in the UK. The yah-nah pronunciation would be unconventional in the UK. It's only pronounced like that in Slavic countries because they pronounce the letter j as y in their languages (which isn't the case here). We wouldn't typically pronounce Janet as yah-net, for example. They do. It doesn't make anyone (on either side) dim and unworldly. It's simply a matter of differing countries/languages and preferences.

I like Jana I've known 1 who said it like you want to say it and a baby called Janna said the same way (though that baby is in her mid 30s now)

Its a pretty name I prefer Jan-uh pronunciation to Ya-nah

Also think its much prettier than Jane or Janet

Because it makes you look seriously dim and unworldy to pick a name with a spelling which is not widely used in your country (unlike Jean, Thomas or Catherine for example which are common in the UK but have very different pronunciations internationally) then deliberately pronounce it wrongly. Esecially when there exist local versions (Jane, Janet, Joanna or even Jean). It's basically giving them a yoonique name with all the negative connotations.

It does seem an odd choice, as your other dd is Margaret.

I'd have thought either Hannah or Janet would be much more appropriate.

Yes this is how I’d pronounce it too, I’m from the North of the UK. I’d never heard it pronounced any other way. Didn’t those Duggars have a Jana?

Janet must be due a come back, or Jayne is pretty. Either would go better with Margaret, imo.
Jana would spend her life being asked about pronunciation, and would probably shorten it to Jan for an easier life. 🤷‍♀️

My daughter’s name. We pronounce it yana but my husband is Eastern European so all our children have names from his heritage. We all love it obviously. Names are so personal, go with the one that feels right for you.

Strong agree. Another example would be someone naming their very English son Jesus and using the hay-soos pronunciation. Although, I wouldn't recommend naming your child Jesus and using the English pronunciation either. 😅 It's a lovely name and pronunciation for a person from a Spanish-speaking country but would be a curious decision if you're not. The same applies to Jana pronounced Yana. With the exception of borrowed words, I can't think of any instance where the letter J is pronounced like a Y in English. If the argument is that the pronunciation of the name needs to be kept as authentic as possible then is OP also expected to put on a foreign accent every time she says her DD's name?

I'd think of Jana Duggar from an infamous American fundie family and her birthday balloons which read as anal when backwards.

That would put me off but it's probably a niche reaction. I'd your husband needs persuasion it's probably not the right name.

With Margaret, I think Jane would be perfect.

Jana is YAH- nuh.
Others ..
Joanna
Hannah
Anne
Bridget

I’ve met 3 boys now named ‘bleu’ pronounced Blue. Spelt French but not. I don’t get it.

I don’t understand PP saying that the OP should pronounce it as ‘Yana’. Naming your child Jana and pronouncing it as ‘Yana’ when you’re British with no Eastern European heritage (assuming that the OP is British as she’s given no suggestion otherwise) is a tad pretentious and somewhat strange, surely?!

It’d be like naming your child Jean and pronouncing it the traditional French way, ‘zhahn’, when you and the child’s other parent have no connection to France or the French language. An odd choice.

I'd pronounce it Yana.

I don't think it goes with Margaret at all.

Quite harsh to my war sorry. Also makes me think of two-faced Janus, god of the door, which isn't a good association.

I would presume it’s a mis-spelling of Joanna. Which us a much nicer name imho

I know a Jana (German, pronounced Yarna) she is wonderful so I love the name.

I also know a Janna (rhymes with spanner) and she’s a dick so I’m not keen.

Jenna is nicer. Or good old Hannah. Or how about Anya?

I love the name. I named one of my dogs Jana. We pronounce it Yana. One of my friends has a wife with the same name. Waaaay nicer name than Margaret which I don’t like at all, lol.

I know one, a Muslim girl, pronounced somewhere between Janna and Jahna (with a J not a Y)

I have known girls called Jana pronounced like Jahn-a (all Arab). I'd also ask on first reading if it was Jahn-a or Jayna-a. Ya-na also wouldn't surprise me.

If DH isn't on board though sounds like you might want to look at similar options? I do think Margaret sounds maybe more serious.

I’d also probably pronounce it yana or jannah

DS would have been Jana if he'd been a girl. But pronounced Yarna.