Yanka

Yanka is a Slavic name, a diminutive of the given name Yan, a transliteration of the name "Ян" (Jan). Notable people with the name include: Yanka Bryl, Belarusian writer Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter Yanka Kanevcheva (1878–1920), Bulgarian revolutionary Yanka Kupala (1882–1942), pen name of Ivan Daminikavich Lutsevich, Belarusian poet and writer Yanka Maur (1883–1971), Belarusian writer