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Janette

Janette proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Janet.

Proper noun

Janette

  1. A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Janet.
    • "Is Janette Lisle Miss Lisle, Walter?" "Yes, Vinnie; the eldest Miss Lisle. Janette is her name. Very pretty name, don't you think?"1885, Justin McCarthy, Camiola. A Girl With a Fortune, Chatto and Windus, published 1885, page 149
    • "Janette Marie de la Beauville," he said softly. "It's a good name. Did you see it on the ad? It sounds much more important than Harry Winston."1981, Harold Robbins, Goodbye, Janette, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 190

Questions about Janette

What does Janette mean?
Janette means a female given name from Hebrew, variant of Janet.
What part of speech is Janette?
Janette is a proper noun.

Words near Janette in the dictionary

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

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