Updated January 23, 2020

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : God is gracious; a feminine version of John

Girl name variations

Jane
Jayne
Jain
Janie
Jannie
Janet
Janot
Janeth
Janina
Janice
Janyce
Janis
Janith
Janna
Jina
Joan
Joanna
Jo Ann
Johanna
Joann
Joanne
Jovanna
Joni
Janey
Gianina
Giovanna
Juana
Juanita
Sinead
Shena
Sheena
Sine
Seonaid

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Supplanter, substitute; the patron saint of Spain
  • Slavic : God is gracious

Boy name variations

James
Jaymes
Jaime
Jaymie
Jamy
Jaimie
Jamesy
Jameson
Jamey
Jay
Jim
Jimmy
Jimmie
Jimbo
Diego
Giacomo
Seamus
Sheamus
Shamus
Hamish
Santiago
Jaemes
Jaimes
Jaemie
Jaemy
Jame
Jameyel
Jami
Jamia
Jamiah
Jamian
Jamiee
Jamme
Jammey
Jammie
Jammy
Jamye
Jameze
Jamze
Jamieson
Jamison
Jamiesen
Jahn
Jana
Janae
Jann
Jano
Jenda
Jhan
Yan

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Dutch, Danish, North German, English, Polish, etc.; Czech and Slovak (Ján) : from the personal name Jan, a vernacular form of Latin Johannes (see John).
  • Slovenian : from a pet form of the personal name Janez (see John).
  • Muslim : unexplained.
  • Chinese : variant of Zhan.

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