Jaanika

Jaanika is an Estonian feminine name derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious, reaching Estonian through the Latin Johanna and its Germanic adaptations. It is the Estonian diminutive or pet form of Jaana, itself a variant of the widely used Johanna. The name belongs to the same vast family of forms that includes Jane, Joan, Johanna, and Ivana, all tracing back to the same biblical Hebrew root. It has been a popular given name in Estonia throughout the twentieth century.