Janica is a Slavic female given name used in Croatia

Croatia

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, the diminutive

Diminutive

In language structure, a diminutive, or diminutive form , is a formation of a word used to convey a slight degree of the root meaning, smallness of the object or quality named, encapsulation, intimacy, or endearment...

 form of the name Jana. The English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 equivalent of the name is Janice

Janice (given name)

Janice is a feminine given name, an extended version of Jane. Jane is one of the feminine forms of John in English. The meaning of "Janice" is "God is gracious" .-List of people with the given name Janice:...

 or Janie

Janie (given name)

Janie is a female diminutive name and may refer to:*Jane *Janice *Janine *Janis -People:* Janie Bradford , American songwriter* Janie Dee , English actress and singer...

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It is debated upon whether the name is actually Hebrew, in which the meaning of Janica is "God's Gracious Gift".

Notable women named Janica:

• Janica Kostelić
  Janica Kostelic
  Janica Kostelić is a retired alpine ski racer from Croatia. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics ....
  
  , Croatian alpine skier

The female protagonist of Slavko Kolar's Breza, and Ante Babaja's movie Breza, is called Janica.