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Janet

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Janet: Diminutive of Jane Meaning of Janet: "God's gracious gift"
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Grandma Janet is knitting booties for baby Janae. Or even, increasingly, Jane.

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Famous People Named Janet

Janet Jackson, American singer
Janet Gaynor, American actress
Janet Reno, former U.S. attorney general
Janet McTeer, English actress
Janet Evans, American swimmer
Janet Lee Bouvier, mother of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Janet Evonovitch, author

Pop Culture References for the Name Janet

Janet Weiss from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"
Interplanet Janet from "Schoolhouse Rock"
Janet Wood, from "Three's Company"
Janet and John were the main characters in British primary (elementary) school reading textbooks in the immediate postwar decades; there was also a rival series featuring Dick and Dora.

Nicknames & Variations for Janet

Janeta, Janetta, Janette, Janit, Jannet, Jannetta, Janot, Jenetta, Jenette, Jennet, Jennette, Jinnet, Jinnett

Janet's International Variations

Gianetta (Italian) Zaneta (Russian) Janneth (Scottish) Sioned (Welsh)

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