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Source-reportedFrom Ян (Jan) + -ка (-ka). Compare Russian Ива́нушка (Ivánuška).
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- Wiktionary: ЯнкаCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in Belarusian
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[ˈjanka] · Belarusian
01 / Meaning & origin
Янка is a masculine given name documented in Belarusian. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
From Ян (Jan) + -ка (-ka). Compare Russian Ива́нушка (Ivánuška).
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a diminutive, Janka, of the male given name Ян (Jan)
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04 / Through time
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