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Janice vs Jayne - What's the difference?

janice | jayne |

In given name|female|from=hebrew terms the difference between janice and jayne

is that janice is while jayne is , a twentieth century elaborate spelling of jane.

As proper nouns the difference between janice and jayne

is that janice is while jayne is derived from a medieval variant of (john).

janice

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1899 Paul Leicester Ford: Janice Meredith : Chapter 1:
    • "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.
  • * 1999 Peter McPhee: Runner : ISBN 1550286749 page 37,38:
    • "Now class," she said, "my name is Mrs. Chubbie. I know how most of you would like to pronounce it, but the correct pronunciation is Mrs. Shew-bay." - - -
    "It's Jan-eece," the goth-girl says.
    "Pardon me?" Mrs Shew-bay asks very properly.
    "My name is pronounced Jan-eece. Not Janice'." The whole class tries to stop from laughing out loud at this. - - - "I've changed since last year. ' Janice is the name of some average, boring student. Do I look average to you?"

    jayne

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • derived from a medieval variant of (John).
  • , a twentieth century elaborate spelling of Jane.
  • * 1997 , Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories , ISBN 0-345-41493-4, page 118("The Luncheon"):
    • "Having lunch with the Gorgons today?" Andrew had asked her. It was his oft-stated opinion that the ys in Kathryn and ' Jayne' s names were their compensation for a missing, but coveted, male chromosome.

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