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Janetta

Janetta proper noun: a female given name.

Proper noun

Janetta

  1. A female given name.
    • Malcolm D. Whitman of 136 East Sixty-seventh Street has announced the engagement of his daughter, Miss Janetta MaCook Whitman, to Douglas B. Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. De Lancey Lewis of Menlo Park, Cal.1930 June 26, “Janetta Whitman Engaged to Marry […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Mr. and Mrs. James Bernard Dunlaevy have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Janetta Culpepper Dunlaevy, to John Howell Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hoffman of San Francisco.1964 February 23, “Janetta Dunlaevy to Be Wed to John H. Hoffman in April”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin of Janetta

From Jane + -etta. Compare Janet.

Questions about Janetta

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

Words near Janetta in the dictionary

  1. Janesville
  2. Janet
  3. Janet and John
  4. Janetian
  5. Janets
  6. Janetta
  7. Janette
  8. janeu
  9. janeus
  10. Janeway
  11. Janeways

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