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Meaning, origin and history of the name Janine - Behind the Name
Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /ʒa.nin/(French) /d͡ʒə.ˈnin/(English) /ja.ˈniː.nə/(German)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Variant of Jeannine. It has only been in use since the 20th century.

Related Names

VariantsJeanette, Jeanine, Jeannette, Jeannine(French) Janene, Jeanine, Jeannine, Jannine(English) Jeanine(Dutch)
Masculine FormJean(French)
Other Languages & CulturesShavon, Shavonne(African American) Jone(Basque) Zhanna(Belarusian) Joanna(Biblical) Ioanna(Biblical Greek) Iohanna(Biblical Latin) Yanna(Breton) Ioana, Ivana, Yana, Yanka, Yoana(Bulgarian) Joana(Catalan) Ghjuvanna(Corsican) Ivana(Croatian) Ivana, Jana, Johana, Žaneta(Czech) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette(Danish) Janeth(Eastern African) Jaana, Jana, Janika, Johanna(Estonian) Jóna(Faroese) Janika, Janina, Johanna, Jenna, Jenni, Jenny(Finnish) Xoana(Galician) Gianna, Ioanna, Yanna, Yianna(Greek) Johanna, Zsanett(Hungarian) Jóhanna, Jóna, Jenný(Icelandic) Síne, Siobhán, Sinéad(Irish) Giovanna, Ivana(Italian) Johanna(Late Roman) Jana, Janīna, Žanna(Latvian) Janina, Žaneta(Lithuanian) Ivana, Jovana(Macedonian) Jehanne, Johanne(Medieval French) Johanna, Johanne, Jeanette, Jenny(Norwegian) Janina, Joanna, Żaneta(Polish) Joana(Portuguese) Geovana, Giovana(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Ioana(Romanian) Yana, Zhanna, Zhannochka(Russian) Giuanna(Sardinian) Jean, Seona, Sheena, Sheona, Shona, Jessie, Sheenagh(Scottish) Sìne, Seònaid, Sìneag, Teasag(Scottish Gaelic) Ivana, Jovana(Serbian) Ivana, Jana, Žaneta(Slovak) Ivana, Jana(Slovene) Juana, Jenny(Spanish) Giovana, Johana, Janeth, Yenny(Spanish (Latin American)) Janina, Janna, Johanna, Jeanette, Jennie, Jenny(Swedish) Ivanna, Yana, Zhanna(Ukrainian) Djene(Walloon) Shan, Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned(Welsh)

Popularity

People think this name is

mature   formal   upper class   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Name Days

Austria: August 17

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Entry updated July 2, 2017