Jayna

Jayna is a modern English feminine name, generally understood as an elaborated or variant form of Jane, which itself derives from the Old French Jehanne, ultimately tracing back to the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious. It belongs to the broad family of names that includes Joan, Jean, Jana, and Janine, all sharing the same biblical root through Latin Johanna. The name gained use in the twentieth century largely as a creative spelling variant offering a more distinctive feel while retaining the familiar sound of its classical antecedents.