Janette vs Jane - What's the difference?
janette | jane |
, a variant of Janet.
* 1885 , Camiola. A Girl With a Fortune , Chatto and Windus 1885, page 149:
* 1981 , Goodbye, Janette , Simon and Schuster, ISBN 0671225936, page 190:
; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
* 1605 William Camden: Remains Concerning Britain . John Russell Smith, 1870. p.103-104:
* 1830 , Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
* 1912 (H.H.Munro), The Secret Sin of Septimus Brope :
derived from a (etyl) variant of John.
As proper nouns the difference between janette and jane
is that janette is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}, a variant of Janet while Jane is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.As a noun Jane is
a woman, often specifically a girlfriend.janette
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- "Is Janette' Lisle Miss Lisle, Walter?" "Yes, Vinnie; the eldest Miss Lisle. ' Janette is her name. Very pretty name, don't you think?"
- "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."
jane
English
Alternative forms
* Jayne, JaineProper noun
(s)- 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.
- 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;' - - -
- "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."