Janelle
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Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
Proper noun
Janelle
- A female given name.
- 2007, Gail Herman, Everybody Hates Romeo and Juliet, →ISBN, page 32:
- That must be her name. Janelle Waters. It sounded smooth as silk. Sweet as honey.
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Janelle (plural Janelles)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Janelle is the 34110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Janelle is most common among White (92.34%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Janelle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.
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- English terms suffixed with -elle
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- English surnames
- English surnames from French
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- English female given names from French
- English female given names from Hebrew
- English diminutives of female given names