Jovano, Jovanke (Bulgarian: Йовано, Йованке; Macedonian: Јовано, Јованке) is a traditional folk song originating from the region of Macedonia. It is popular in and frequently performed in North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and the Macedonia region of Greece. The song has also been adapted and performed in neighboring Balkan states such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Croatia. It is about two young lovers separated by their disapproving parents. The song mentions the Vardar river which runs through present-day North Macedonia and present-day Greece. is a female name, (a Slavic equivalent of Joan or Joanna), and Jovanka is its diminutive. The forms Jovano and Jovanke are in the vocative case.