Janice
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Janice¹
- /ˈd͡ʒænɪs/
Rhymes with -ænɪs
Where it comes from
Variant of Jane under apparent influence from Alice, Bernice, Eunice, etc., from French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role.
Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
proper noun Jan · Janis · Janyce
- A female given name. "Yes, Mommy," answered Janice. Then she turned to her friend and asked, "Shall I wear my light chintz and kenton kerchief, or my purple and white striped Persian?" "Sufficiently smart for a country lass, Jan," cried her friend.
Janice²
Where it comes from
Possibly an altered spelling of Jannis; see Janes.
proper noun Janices
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: janis, janie, jan, janet, janez, janette, janetta, janine, jane, jean, jana, jeanne, janina, janna, janell, janelle
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title = {Janice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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