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Janet

Syllables: Jan·et/ˈd͡ʒænɪt/

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Hong Kong/d͡ʒæˈnɛt/

Janet proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun (1)

Janet (plural Janets)

  1. A female given name.
    • Keek into the draw-well, Janet, Janet,
    • And there ye'll see ye'r bonny fell, my jo Janet.1733, Allan Ramsay, “My Jo Janet”, in The Tea-Table Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scots Songs
  2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  3. (US, slang) A highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: JANET

JANET

  1. (abbreviation, acronym) Acronym of Joint Academic Network.

Forms of Janet

pluralJanets

Origin of Janet

From Jane + -et, q.v. Chiefly Scottish until the 19th century. Doublet of Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.

Words formed from Janet

Phrases with Janet

Words that rhyme with Janet

Questions about Janet

What does Janet mean?
Janet means a female given name.
What part of speech is Janet?
Janet is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Janet?
Janet is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒænɪt/.

Words near Janet in the dictionary

  1. Janelle
  2. Janelles
  3. janes
  4. Janessa
  5. Janesville
  6. Janet
  7. Janet and John
  8. Janetian
  9. Janets
  10. Janetta
  11. Janette

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