Janes

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of jane form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Jane form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

Synonyms

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all-nighterbiddybirdbitchbroadchick

Etymology

* As a southern English surname, variant of Jane; compare Jayne. * As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from Janeš, variant of Janež, ultimately a derivative of Latin Johannes (English John). Also from the noun janež (“anise”). Compare Yanes. * As a Czech surname, from Janeš, a pet form of the name Jan (and thus also related to Latin Johannes).

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