Jane (given name)

Jane (given name)

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Jane


imagesize=200px
caption=Lady Jane Grey is one famous Jane.
pronunciation =
gender = Female
meaning = "Yahweh is gracious"
region = Worldwide
origin = Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, English
nickname = Janie, Jenny
related names = John, Joanna, Joan
wiktionary entry =
popularity = popularity
articles =

Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of the Old French name Jehanne, which was an old feminine form of the male name Johannes or Ioannes, a Latin form of the Greek name Ιωαννης or Ioannes, which is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן or Yochanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/jane Behind the Name] ]

The name was first used in large numbers in the mid-sixteenth century for the daughters of aristocrats as an alternative to the more commonplace Joan. The two names have alternated popularity. In the early nineteenth century, Jane was again seen as a name with a certain amount of glamour. Joan became more popular in the early to mid-twentieth century, when it was ranked in the top 500 most popular names given to girls in the United States, but the name has again been displaced by Jane on the popularity charts in the twenty-first century.

Jane was the name of a number of queens and saints and historical figures. The following "Janes" were of historical or literary importance:

*Jane Addams, founder of the United States Settlement House movement
*Jane Austen, noted nineteenth century English author
*Jane Eyre, title character in the nineteenth century British novel by Charlotte Bronte
*Lady Jane Grey, uncrowned nine days Queen of England in 1553
*Jane Seymour, third wife of King Henry VIII of England and mother of Edward VI of England.

Name variants

Alternate forms include:
*Asia (Polish)
*Gianna (Italian)
*Gianetta (Italian)
*Giannetta (Italian)
*Giannina (Italian)
*Giovanna (Italian)
*Hana (Czech)
*Hanne (German)
*Hannele (Finnish)
*Hannie (Dutch)
*Hansine (German)
*Hansje (Dutch)
*Ioana (Romanian)
*Ioanna (Greek, Russian)
*Ionela (Romanian)
*Ionna (Greek)
*Iva (Slavic, Portuguese)
*Ivana (Czech)
*Ivanna (Russian, Slavic)
*Ivancka (Czech)
*Ivanka (Czech, Slavic)
*Jaana (Finnish)
*Jaapje (Dutch)
*Jana (Czech, Latvian, Polish)
*Janae (Modern American, English)
*Janelle (American)
*Janes (Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish)
*Janeska (Polish)
*Janet (English, Scottish)
*Janete (Portuguese)
*Janice (English, Portuguese)
*Janica (Czech)
*Janina (Polish)
*Janine (English, Portuguese)
*Janka (Czech, Hungarian)
*Janna (Dutch, English, Swedish)
*Janne (Finnish)
*Janneth (Scottish)
*Jannetje (Dutch)
*Jannike (Scandinavian)
*Janotje (Dutch)
*Jans (Hebrew)
*Jansje (Dutch)
*Jante (Dutch)
*Jantina (Dutch)
*Jantine (Dutch)
*Jantje (Dutch)
*Januszy (Slavic)
*Jasia (Polish)
*Jayna (English)
*Jayne (English)
*Jean (English, Scottish)
*Jeanette (French)
*Jeanna (English)
*Jeanne (French}
*Jeannie (English, Scottish)
*Jehanne (French)
*Jenica (Romanian)
*Jenka (Czech)
*Jenne (Dutch)
*Jennet (Scottish)
*Jennie (English)
*Jenny (English)
*Jensine (Danish, Norwegian)
*Jinn (Manx)
*Joan (English, Manx)
*Joana (Catalan, Portuguese)
*Joanka (Polish)
*Joanna (English)
*Joanne (English)
*Joannia (Manx)
*Joasia (Polish)
*Johanka (Czech)
*Johanna (Czech, Danish, Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish)
*Jóhanna (Icelandic)
*Johanne (Danish, Norwegian)
*Johanneke (Dutch)
*Johna (English)
*Johnet (Manx)
*Johnna (English)
*Johnnie (English)
*Joina (Danish)
*Jóna (Icelandic)
*Jone (Basque)
*Jonee (Manx)
*Joney (Manx)
*Jonie (English)
*Jonna (Danish, Finnish, Swedish)
*Jony (Manx)
*Jovana (Serbian: Јована)
*Jovanka (Serbian: Јованка)
*Juana (Spanish)
*Juanita (Spanish)
*Jutta (German)
*Kini (Hawaiian)
*Nana (Greek: Νανα)
*Oana (Romanian)
*Ohanna (Armenian)
*Seanna (English)
*Seini (Tongan)
*Seona (Scottish)
*Seonag (Scottish Gaelic)
*Seónaid (Scottish Gaelic)
*Shana (English)
*Shauna (English)
*Shavonne (English)
*Shawn (Irish)
*Shawna (English)
*Sheena (Scottish)
*Shena (Irish)
*Shona (Scottish)
*Siân (Welsh)
*Siâni (Welsh)
*Sina (Irish Gaelic)
*Sinéidin (Irish)
*Síne (Irish Gaelic)
*Sinéad (Irish Gaelic)
*Síneag (Scottish)
*Siobhán (Irish Gaelic)
*Sion (Welsh)
*Sioned (Welsh)
*Siubhan (Scottish Gaelic)
*Vanda (Portuguese)
*Vanja (Scandinavian, Slovenian)
*Vanna (Italian)
*Xoana (Galician)
*Yana (Slavic)
*Yanick (Breton, French)
*Yannia (Greek)
*Yannic (Breton, French)
*Yannick (Breton, French)
*Yochanna (Hebrew)
*Zaneta (Russian)
*Zanna (Latvian)
*Zannz (Polish)
*Zhanna (Russian)
*Zhannochka (Russian: Жанночка)
*Zsanett (Hungarian)

ee also

*Jane
*Janes, the surname

Notes


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