Janica is a Slavic female given name used in Croatia, the diminutive form of the name Jana. The English equivalent of the name is Janice or Janie.
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, Croatian alpine skier
The female protagonist of Slavko Kolar's Breza, and Ante Babaja's movie Breza, is called Janica.