Vana

Vana is a feminine given name used in Macedonian tradition, likely functioning as a short form of longer names beginning with or containing the same sound, such as Ivana or Silvana. The name has the feel of an independent form that developed through everyday use and familiar address. Ivana, from which it may partly derive, is itself a Slavic feminine form of Ivan, ultimately tracing back to the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious.