Jane

Female given name

Also known as Jane (first name)

Instance of: female given name

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Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of Jehanne, the Old French feminine form of Iohannes, a Latin form of the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), which is ultimately derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), a short form of the name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan), meaning "Yahweh is merciful".

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Said to be the same as: Jeanne
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Jayne
Jiǎn criterion used: Names of The World's Peoples
Siân
Ivana
Ivanka
Ivanna
Giovanna
Name day: July 21 country: Norway
May 3 country: Sweden
Family name identical to this given name: Jane
Different from: Jane criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Jane
Native label: Jane
Language: English
Dutch
Script: Latin script
Soundex: J500
Cologne phonetics: 06
Caverphone: YN1111
Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010 quotation: Jane · quantity: 1,824

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