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Janelle

Janelle proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun (1)

Janelle

  1. A female given name.
    • That must be her name. Janelle Waters. It sounded smooth as silk. Sweet as honey.2007, Gail Herman, Everybody Hates Romeo and Juliet, →ISBN, page 32

Proper noun (2)

Janelle (plural Janelles)

  1. A surname from French.

Forms of Janelle

alternative formJanel
alternative formJenelle
pluralJanelles

Origin of Janelle

From Jane + -elle, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Borrowed from French Janelle.

Questions about Janelle

What does Janelle mean?
Janelle means a female given name.
What part of speech is Janelle?
Janelle is a proper noun.

Words near Janelle in the dictionary

  1. janegirls
  2. Janeite
  3. Janeiteism
  4. Janeites
  5. Janeitism
  6. Janelle
  7. Janelles
  8. janes
  9. Janessa
  10. Janesville
  11. Janet

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