Joanne vs Jane - What's the difference?

joanne | jane |


As a proper noun joanne

is , a spelling variant of joanne.

As a verb jane is

.

joanne

English

Alternative forms

* JoAnne, Jo-Anne, Jo Anne * Joann, JoAnn, Jo-Ann, Jo Ann

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1824 , The History of Matthew Wald , E. Duyckinck, Collins & Hannay, page 112:
    • "I have," said I; "and I have seen the young ladies too, except Miss Joanne ."
    "Ye may just as weel lay by the Miss, and ca' her Joan, like her mother afore her, noo -
  • * 1981 , Bodily Harm , Anchor Books, ISBN 0385491077, page 16:
    • She changed it when she was thirty-eight because, as she said, what can you do with a name like Joanne ? Too nice.

    jane

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Jayne, Jaine

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • ; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
  • * 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain . John Russell Smith, 1870. p.103-104:
    • In latter years some of the better and nicer sort, misliking Joan, have mollified the name of Joan into Jane', as it may seem, for that ' Jane is never found in old Records; and as some will, never before the time of King Henry the eight.
  • * 1830 , Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
    • People will please their fancies, and every lady has favourite names. I myself have several, and they are mostly short and simple. Jane', that queenly name! '''Jane''' Seymour, '''Jane''' Grey, 'the noble ' Jane de Montford;' - - -
  • * 1912 (H.H.Munro), The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope :
    • "What I mean is," said Mrs. Riversedge, "that when I get maids with unsuitable names I call them Jane ; they soon get used to it."
    "An excellent plan," said the aunt of Clovis coldly; "unfortunately I have got used to being called Jane myself. It happens to be my name."
  • derived from a (etyl) variant of John.

    • Derived terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    Related terms

    (variants and pet forms) * Jan * Janelle * Janet * Janice * Janie * Janine * Janis * Jean * Jeanette * Jeanne * Jeannette * Jenna * Jennie * Jenny * Jessie * Jo * Joan * Joann * Joanna * Jodi * Jodie * Jody * Johanna * Juanita

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A woman, often specifically a girlfriend
    • What happened to your regular Jane ?

    Alternative forms

    * jane

    Anagrams

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