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Jane name meaning

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801
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Jane mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Jane

User Submitted Origins

English
68%
Jewish
16%
French
9%
Hebrew
4%
American
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Jane is of Hebrew origin and means "God's Gracious Gift".
  2. A user from Nigeria says the name Jane is of African origin and means "Gracious gift of God".
  3. A user from Nigeria says the name Jane means "GRACIOUS GIFT FROM GOD".
  4. 3 people from Ohio, U.S. agree the name Jane is of American / English origin and means "God is Gracious".
  5. A submission from Korea, Republic of says the name Jane means "Gift of god" and is of Korean origin.
  6. A user from Canada says the name Jane is of English origin and means "Gift from God".
  7. According to a user from Tennessee, U.S., the name Jane means "FEMININE FORM OF JOHN MEANING GRACIOUS GIFT".
  8. According to a user from North Carolina, U.S., the name Jane is of Hebrew origin and means "Jehovah (God) is merciful".
  9. A user from Michigan, U.S. says the name Jane is of English origin and means "Cute and happy".
  10. 2 people from the United Kingdom and the United States agree the name Jane is of English origin and means "just".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Jane
Senses
  1. A coin of Genoa; any small coin.
  2. A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.

Etymology: LL. Janua Genoa; L. Genua, also OE. Jean

Wiktionary

From French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna; from Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן‎ (Yōḥānān), perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן‎ (Yəhōḥānān, “God is gracious”).

  1. A female given name from Hebrew; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
  2. A patronymic surname​ derived from a Middle English variant of John.
  3. (informal) A woman, often specifically a girlfriend.
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  4. Alternative letter-case form of jane (“female client of a prostitute”)

Jane was also found in the following language(s): Cebuano, Danish, Estonian, Norwegian, and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Jane

Notable Persons Named Jane

Jane Austen

Jane Austen was a romance novel writer. Her career lasted from 1787 to 1809. Jane was born on December 16th, 1775 in Steventon Rectory, Hampshire, England. She passed away on July 18th, 1817.

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Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is an actress, writer, and activist. She was most prominent from 1959 to present. Jane was given the name Jayne Seymour Fonda by her parents Henry Fonda and Frances Ford Seymour on December 21st, 1937 in New York City, New York, U.S.

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Jane Goldman

Jane Goldman is a screenwriter, author, and producer. She was most prominent from 1993 to present. Jane was given the name Jane Loretta Anne Goldman on June 11th, 1970.

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Jane Levy

Jane Levy is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 2011. Jane was born on December 29th, 1989 in Los Angeles. Jane is also known as Levy and Jane Colburn.

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Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour was royalty. She was most active from 1536 to 1536. She breathed her last breath on October 24th, 1537.

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Jane Krakowski

Jane Krakowski is an actress and singer. She was most active from 1983 to present. Jane was given the name Jane Krajkowski on October 11th, 1968 in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, United States.

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  • Jane Seymour
    Actress
  • Jane Wyman
    Actress
  • Jane Addams
    Social and Political Activist
  • Jane Russell
    Actress
  • Jane Lynch
    Actress
  • Jane Birkin
    Singer
  • Jane Leeves
    Actress
  • Carole Lombard
    Actress
  • Jane Kaczmarek
    Actress
  • Jane Porter
    Fictional Character
  • Jane Jacobs
    Journalist
  • Jane Asher
    Actress
  • Jane Curtin
    Actress/comedian
  • Jane Wagner
    Screenwriter

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jane

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jane

Thomas Jane

Thomas Jane is an actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer, and comic book writer. He has been prominent since 1987. Thomas was given the name Thomas Elliott III on February 22nd, 1969 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

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Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane was an army scout, explorer, performer, and frontier woman. She holds the title The Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane. Calamity was given the name Martha Jane Cannary on May 1st, 1852 in Princeton, Missouri. Calamity is also known as Calamity Jane, Burke, and Martha Jane Canary. She passed away on August 1st, 1903.

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Patrick Jane

Patrick Jane is an independent consultant for the federal bureau of investigation, independent consultant for the california bureau of investigation, ;, fake psychic, medium, circus attraction, showman, consultant, fraud, mediumship, and circus.

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Cory Jane

Cory was born on February 8th, 1983 in Lower Hutt.

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Lady Franklin Jane

Lady was given the name Jane Griffin on December 4th, 1791 in London, England. She breathed her last breath on July 18th, 1875.

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Jane

Jane is a computational theory of mind.

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Common last names for Jane

Common first names for Jane

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Jane U.S.
█  White 59.43% 64.26%
█  African American 10.36% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 10.74% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 1.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.12% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 17.35% 16.26%

Of Last Name Jane

People with the last name Jane are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Jane

  • What name lists does Jane rank for?
    #92Most Popular Girl Names
    #39Classic Girl Names
    #28Unique Girl Names
  • How Popular is the name Jane? Jane is the 184th most popular name of all time. As a last name Jane was the 29,473rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Jane have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 373,864 babies born with the first name Jane in the United States. That's more than enough people named Jane to occupy the country of Bahamas with an estimated population of 353,658 (as of May 3, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Jane? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 215 new born babies.
  • When was Jane first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Jane is Wednesday, September 26th, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Jane born? The highest recorded use of the first name Jane was in 1947 with a total of 9,942 babies. That's a lot of babies named Jane!
  • Random Jane Factoid: According to the 1959 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Jane ranks 96th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Oregon. Imagine that, 39 babies in Oregon have the same name in 1959.
  • Weird things about the name Jane: The name spelled backwards is Enaj. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Naje. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Jane? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 801 people with the last name Jane.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Jane? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Jane as their last name since less than 1 person in 370k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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