Jane name - Meaning of Jane
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 3
- Usage
- English, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- JAYN
- Jane Meaning
- Medieval English form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan. Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only 9 days, the British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote 'Sense and Sensibility' and 'Pride and Prejudice', and the British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-). This was also the name of the central character in Charlotte Bronte's novel 'Jane Eyre' (1847). Jane originates in Hebrew language and means "God is merciful". It is ultimately derived from the Hebrew masculine name Yochanan, thus it has the same origin as many other names, including Joan and Hannah. Jane has always been one of the most popular names in the English-speaking countries, and in different spelling all over the world. The famous bearer was the English novelist Jane Austen, and the name was also popularized in Charlotte Bronte"s Jane Eyre. Jane functions as a surname as well.
Jane Related Names
Variants: Jean, Jeanne, Shavonne, Jayne, Jeane, Shevaun, Shevon, Janie, Janice, Janey, Janet, Janelle, Jana, Janessa, Jayna, Jaina, Jaynie, Jeannette, Genette, Juana, Sinead
Diminutives: Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janice, Janie, Janna, Jeanie, Jennie, Jenny, Janae, Janeka, Janel, Janele, Janella, Janessa, Janetta, Janette, Janis, Jannette, Jayna, Jaynie, Jeni, Jenna, Jenni
Other Languages: Lashawn (African American), Jone (Basque), Joanna (Biblical), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yoana (Bulgarian), Joana, Jana (Catalan), Ivana (Croatian), Ivana, Jana, Johana, Janička (Czech), Johanna, Johanne (Danish), Jana, Janna, Johanna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje (Dutch), Johanna (Estonian), Janina, Johanna (Finnish), Jeanne, Jeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannine (French), Xoana (Galician), Jana, Janina, Johanna (German), Ioanna (Greek), Johanna, Zsanett (Hungarian), Jóhanna, Jóna (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhan, Sinéad (Irish), Giovanna (Italian), Johanna (Late Roman), Janina (Lithuanian), Ivana, Jovana (Macedonian), Jehanne, Johanne (Medieval French), Johanna, Johanne (Norwegian), Janina, Joanna (Polish), Joana (Portuguese), Ioana (Romanian), Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian), Jean, Seona, Seonag, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Sìne, Jessie, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish), Ivana, Jovana (Serbian), Jana (Slovak), Ivana, Jana (Slovene), Juana (Spanish), Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jannicke, Jannike (Swedish), Siân, Siwan, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh)
Jane Celebrities
Jane Seymour - actress, Jane Fonda - actress, Jane Kaczmarek - actress, Jane Krakowski - actress, Jane Leeves - actress, Jane Pierce - U.S. First Lady in the 19th century, Jane Austen - author, Jane Bancroft - writer, Jane Bloom - jazz artist, Jane Bowles - writer, Jane Campion - film director, Jane Child - musician, Jane Cooper - writer, Jane Curry - published author, Jane Danson - actress, Jane Dickson - artist,
