Janet
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈd͡ʒænɪt//
- //d͡ʒæˈnɛt//
A female given name.
proper noun
- 1
A female given name.
Keek into the draw-well, Janet, Janet, And there ye'll see ye'r bonny fell, my jo Janet.
Alice decided to have lots and lots of children and all of them with lovely names like Amanda-Jane and Arabella and Dominic and Ganymede. "But too many children will be expensive," Flora said. "I'm having two and mine aren't called such silly names as yours. Mine are called Andrew and Janet." "All right," Alice said, who was by nature accommodating. "Those are nice names, Flora."
When stay-at-home orders kept Jeff and Janet Ralli from looking at a home in the neighborhood they had their eye on in Ocean County, New Jersey, they forged ahead online.
- 2
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
- 3
slangA highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.
Etymology
From Jane + -et, q.v. Chiefly Scottish until the 19th century. Doublet of Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.
Forms
- plural
- Janets