| Pronunciation | jə-NET |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | God is gracious |
| Region of origin | French |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jeanne, Janett, Janette, Janet, Jane, Jean, Jennette, Ginette, Sinéad, Žaneta, Zsanett |
Jeanette (or Jeannette, Jeannetta or Jeanetta) is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew «God is gracious».
Notable people[edit]
- Jeanette (Spanish singer) (born 1951), Spanish singer
- Jeanette Antolin (born 1981), American gymnast
- Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian author
- Jeanetta Arnette (born 1954), American actress
- Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress
- Jeanette Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language pedagogue
- Jeanette Biedermann (born 1980), German singer and actress
- Jeannette Bougrab, French lawyer and politician.
- Jeanette Dyrkjær (1963–2011), Danish nude model and adult actress
- Jeannette Escanilla (born 1961), Swedish politician
- Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (born 1982), German businesswoman and aristocrat
- Jeannette Gadson (1945–2007), New York politician
- Jeanette Granberg (1825–1857), Swedish playwright
- Jeanette Guysi (1873–1966), American painter
- Jeannette Lee, British music record executive
- Jeannette H. Lee (formerly Jeannette Lee White), American entrepreneur
- Jeanette Lee (born 1971), American professional pool player
- Jeanette Loff (1906–1942), American actress and singer
- Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965), American actress and singer
- Jennette McCurdy (born 1992), American actress
- Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), American evangelist and industrial educator
- Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961), American poet
- Jeannette Ng, Hong Kong-born British fantasy author
- Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), American social worker, first woman elected to the United States Congress
- Jeannette Walls (born 1960), American writer
- Jeannette Walworth (1835–1918), American novelist, journalist
- Jeanette Wässelius (1784–1853), Swedish opera singer
- Jeanette Winterson (born 1959), British novelist
Fictional characters[edit]
- Jeannette (comics), a fictional banshee in the DC Comics Universe
- Jeanette Miller, one of the Chipettes in Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Jeanette Turner is one of the two main protagonists of Freeform’s 2021 miniseries Cruel Summer
| Pronunciation | jə-NET |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | God is gracious |
| Region of origin | French |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jeanne, Janett, Janette, Janet, Jane, Jean, Jennette, Ginette, Sinéad, Žaneta, Zsanett |
Jeanette (or Jeannette, Jeannetta or Jeanetta) is a female name, a diminutive form of the name Jeanne. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew «God is gracious».
Notable people[edit]
- Jeanette (Spanish singer) (born 1951), Spanish singer
- Jeanette Antolin (born 1981), American gymnast
- Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian author
- Jeanetta Arnette (born 1954), American actress
- Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress
- Jeanette Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language pedagogue
- Jeanette Biedermann (born 1980), German singer and actress
- Jeannette Bougrab, French lawyer and politician.
- Jeanette Dyrkjær (1963–2011), Danish nude model and adult actress
- Jeannette Escanilla (born 1961), Swedish politician
- Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (born 1982), German businesswoman and aristocrat
- Jeannette Gadson (1945–2007), New York politician
- Jeanette Granberg (1825–1857), Swedish playwright
- Jeanette Guysi (1873–1966), American painter
- Jeannette Lee, British music record executive
- Jeannette H. Lee (formerly Jeannette Lee White), American entrepreneur
- Jeanette Lee (born 1971), American professional pool player
- Jeanette Loff (1906–1942), American actress and singer
- Jeanette MacDonald (1903–1965), American actress and singer
- Jennette McCurdy (born 1992), American actress
- Jeanette DuBois Meech (1835–1911), American evangelist and industrial educator
- Jeanetta Calhoun Mish (born 1961), American poet
- Jeannette Ng, Hong Kong-born British fantasy author
- Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973), American social worker, first woman elected to the United States Congress
- Jeannette Walls (born 1960), American writer
- Jeannette Walworth (1835–1918), American novelist, journalist
- Jeanette Wässelius (1784–1853), Swedish opera singer
- Jeanette Winterson (born 1959), British novelist
Fictional characters[edit]
- Jeannette (comics), a fictional banshee in the DC Comics Universe
- Jeanette Miller, one of the Chipettes in Alvin and the Chipmunks
- Jeanette Turner is one of the two main protagonists of Freeform’s 2021 miniseries Cruel Summer
| Pronunciation | JAN-it |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | [Hebrew] |
| Meaning | «God is gracious or gift from God» |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jeanette, 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.
List of people with the given name Janet[edit]
- Janet Adamson (1882–1962), Scottish politician
- Janet Amos, Canadian actress, theatre director, educator and playwright
- Janet Beery, American mathematician and historian of mathematics
- Janet Carr, Australian physiotherapist
- Janet Cooke (born 1954), disgraced American journalist, forced to return a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story
- Janet Ellis (born 1955), British television presenter
- Janet Evans, American Olympic Champion swimmer
- Janet Fielding, Australian Actress
- Janet Fockart (died 1596), Scottish merchant and moneylender
- Janet Franklin, American geographer and landscape ecologist
- Janet Gaynor, American actress
- Janet Grogan, Irish Singer Songwriter
- Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race driver
- Janet Holm (1923–2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian
- Janette Husárová, Slovak tennis player
- Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
- Janet Jagan, Prime Minister of Guyana 1997, President of Guyana 1997–1999
- Janet Kigusiuq (1926–2005), Inuit artist
- Janet Lacey (1903–1988), English charity director and philanthropist
- Janet Lee Bouvier, US socialite, mother of the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
- Janet Leigh (1927–2004), American actress
- Janet Lennon, American singer
- Janet Cook Lewis (1855-1947), American librarian and book repairer
- Janet Lupo (1959–2017), Playboy model
- Janet Lynn, American figure skater
- Janet Maratita, politician from the Northern Mariana Islands
- Janet Margolin (1943–1993), American actress
- Janet Maslin, American journalist
- Janet McTeer (born 1961), British actress
- Janet Munsil, Canadian playwright
- Janet Lim-Napoles (born 1964), Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and convict
- Janet Napolitano, American politician
- Janet Nungnik (born 1954), Inuit textile artist
- Janet Perlman (born 1954), Canadian animator and children’s book author and illustrator
- Janet Meakin Poor, American landscape designer
- Janet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress
- Janet Reno, former Attorney General of the United States
- Janet Rono (born 1988), Kenyan marathon runner
- Janet Smith (disambiguation), various people
- Janet L. Smith (born 1951), American scientist
- Janet Street-Porter, British media personality
- Janet Waldo, American actress and voice-over artist
- Janet Watt, New Zealand female badminton player
- Janet Wittes, American statistician
- Janet C. Wolfenbarger, lieutenant general and highest-ranking woman in the United States Air Force
- Janet Wright, Canadian actress and theater director
- Janet Yates, Irish archer
- Janet Yellen, American economist and Federal Reserve Chair
- Janet Suzman, British-South African actress
- Janet Zarish (born 1954), American actress, director, and teacher
Fictional characters with the given name Janet[edit]
- Janet, a character in The Good Place
- Janet, a character in Brawl Stars
- Janet Barch, a character in Daria
- Janet Cunningham, a character in The Final Destination
- Janet Chant, a character in Diana Wynne Jones’ Chrestomanci series
- Janet Drake, mother of Timothy Drake
- Janet van Dyne, aka the Wasp, a superhero in the Marvel Universe
- Janet Fraiser, a character in Stargate SG-1
- Janet Keogh , a primary character in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- Janet Kim, a primary character in Kim’s Convenience
- Janet Pearson, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie She’s Out of Control
- Janet Weiss, a character in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Janet Wood, a character in Three’s Company
- Janet, the heroine of Tam Lin. Alternately named Margaret in several versions
- Janet, a character in Quake Live
| Pronunciation | JAN-it |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | [Hebrew] |
| Meaning | «God is gracious or gift from God» |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Jeanette, 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.
List of people with the given name Janet[edit]
- Janet Adamson (1882–1962), Scottish politician
- Janet Amos, Canadian actress, theatre director, educator and playwright
- Janet Beery, American mathematician and historian of mathematics
- Janet Carr, Australian physiotherapist
- Janet Cooke (born 1954), disgraced American journalist, forced to return a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story
- Janet Ellis (born 1955), British television presenter
- Janet Evans, American Olympic Champion swimmer
- Janet Fielding, Australian Actress
- Janet Fockart (died 1596), Scottish merchant and moneylender
- Janet Franklin, American geographer and landscape ecologist
- Janet Gaynor, American actress
- Janet Grogan, Irish Singer Songwriter
- Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race driver
- Janet Holm (1923–2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian
- Janette Husárová, Slovak tennis player
- Janet Jackson (born 1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress
- Janet Jagan, Prime Minister of Guyana 1997, President of Guyana 1997–1999
- Janet Kigusiuq (1926–2005), Inuit artist
- Janet Lacey (1903–1988), English charity director and philanthropist
- Janet Lee Bouvier, US socialite, mother of the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy
- Janet Leigh (1927–2004), American actress
- Janet Lennon, American singer
- Janet Cook Lewis (1855-1947), American librarian and book repairer
- Janet Lupo (1959–2017), Playboy model
- Janet Lynn, American figure skater
- Janet Maratita, politician from the Northern Mariana Islands
- Janet Margolin (1943–1993), American actress
- Janet Maslin, American journalist
- Janet McTeer (born 1961), British actress
- Janet Munsil, Canadian playwright
- Janet Lim-Napoles (born 1964), Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and convict
- Janet Napolitano, American politician
- Janet Nungnik (born 1954), Inuit textile artist
- Janet Perlman (born 1954), Canadian animator and children’s book author and illustrator
- Janet Meakin Poor, American landscape designer
- Janet Reed (1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress
- Janet Reno, former Attorney General of the United States
- Janet Rono (born 1988), Kenyan marathon runner
- Janet Smith (disambiguation), various people
- Janet L. Smith (born 1951), American scientist
- Janet Street-Porter, British media personality
- Janet Waldo, American actress and voice-over artist
- Janet Watt, New Zealand female badminton player
- Janet Wittes, American statistician
- Janet C. Wolfenbarger, lieutenant general and highest-ranking woman in the United States Air Force
- Janet Wright, Canadian actress and theater director
- Janet Yates, Irish archer
- Janet Yellen, American economist and Federal Reserve Chair
- Janet Suzman, British-South African actress
- Janet Zarish (born 1954), American actress, director, and teacher
Fictional characters with the given name Janet[edit]
- Janet, a character in The Good Place
- Janet, a character in Brawl Stars
- Janet Barch, a character in Daria
- Janet Cunningham, a character in The Final Destination
- Janet Chant, a character in Diana Wynne Jones’ Chrestomanci series
- Janet Drake, mother of Timothy Drake
- Janet van Dyne, aka the Wasp, a superhero in the Marvel Universe
- Janet Fraiser, a character in Stargate SG-1
- Janet Keogh , a primary character in Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps
- Janet Kim, a primary character in Kim’s Convenience
- Janet Pearson, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie She’s Out of Control
- Janet Weiss, a character in The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Janet Wood, a character in Three’s Company
- Janet, the heroine of Tam Lin. Alternately named Margaret in several versions
- Janet, a character in Quake Live