Janet (given name)

Janet
Pronunciation/ˈænɪt/ JAN-it
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/name[Hebrew]
Meaning"God is gracious" or "gift from God"
Other names
Related namesJeanette, Jane, Juanita, Jeanne, Janeth, Janat

Janet is a feminine given name meaning "God is gracious" or "gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the French proper noun Jeannette, Spanish proper noun Juanita, Russian Жанет (Zhanet), Circassian Джэнэт (Janet), and Hungarian Zsanett. It is also the diminutive of Jeanne or Jane.

People with the given name Janet

People with the given name Janat

  • Janat Ansari (born 1970), Nepalese politician
  • Janat Gul, alternate name of Hammdidullah, Afghan prisoner of the U.S.
  • Janat Gul (cricketer) (born 1991), Afghan cricketer
  • Janat Mukwaya (born 1951), Ugandan politician

People with the given name Janeth

Fictional characters with the given name Janet

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