Jane

(Inglês)

Name

1. A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a Middle English variant of John.

Noun

1. (colloquial) used as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman
2. (slang) A girlfriend.
3. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of jane (“female client of a prostitute”).

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/d͡ʒeɪn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role.
Doublet of Gianna, Ivana, Jana, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Conceitos

Joana

Jane

Sinônimos

Joan

Janet

Traduções

Jeanne

Juana

Ιωάννα

Jana

Jane

Johanna

Jane

Giovanna

Johanna

Jana

Joanna

Janina

Juanita

Gianetta

Iohanna

Frases

" Jane " was released as a single on Shifty Disco .