Janda
See also: janda
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Czech, Polish and Slovak surname, from a pet form of the name Jan, Ján, a version of "John."
Proper noun
Janda (plural Jandas)
- A surname from Czech.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Janda is the 11799th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2654 individuals. Janda is most common among White (87.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Janda”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 241.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjanda]
Proper noun
Janda m anim (female equivalent Jandová)
- a male surname
Declension
Further reading
- “Janda”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Janda m pers
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Janda (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Janda | Jandě | Jandy |
| genitive | Jandy | Jandú | Jand |
| dative | Jandě | Jandama | Jandám |
| accusative | Jandu | Jandě | Jandy |
| vocative | Jando | Jandě | Jandy |
| locative | Jandě | Jandú | Jandách |
| instrumental | Jandú | Jandama | Jandami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Janda”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Polish
Etymology
From Jan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjan.da/
- Rhymes: -anda
- Syllabification: Jan‧da
Proper noun
Janda m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Janda
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Janda | Jandowie |
| genitive | Jandy | Jandów |
| dative | Jandzie | Jandom |
| accusative | Jandę | Jandów |
| instrumental | Jandą | Jandami |
| locative | Jandzie | Jandach |
| vocative | Jando | Jandowie |
Proper noun
Janda f
- a female surname
Declension
Declension of Janda
Further reading
- “Janda”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjanda]
Proper noun
Janda m pers (female equivalent Jandová)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Janda | Jandovia | Jandovci |
| genitive | Jandu | Jandov | Jandovcov |
| dative | Jandovi | Jandom | Jandovcom |
| accusative | Jandu | Jandov | Jandovcov |
| locative | Jandovi | Jandoch | Jandovcoch |
| instrumental | Jandom | Jandami | Jandovcami |
Further reading
- “Janda”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025