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    Jovana

    yo-VAH-nuh

    Serbian/Latin
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    God is gracious
    Origin
    Serbian/Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Jovana does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "God is gracious", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Jovana.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Jovana receives grace — the LORD gracious and full of compassion, never turning His face away, slow to anger and great in mercy.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 145:8

      "The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy."

    • 2 Chronicles 30:9

      "For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him."

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