Jane

nom proprenomcourant dans les dialogues

//d͡ʒeɪn//

A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

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A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
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."
In the amended complaint, Carter is accused of raping the then-13-year-old Jane Doe at an afterparty for the MTV Video Music Awards in the year 2000.
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A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a Middle English variant of John.

Étymologie

Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role. Doublet of Gianna, Ivana, Jana, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

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used as a placeholder name for any woman, especially a young working-class woman
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argotA girlfriend.
What happened to your regular Jane?
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Variante de janeAlternative letter-case form of jane (“female client of a prostitute”).

Formes

pluriel: Janes

Jan · A male given name from Dutch.Jana · A female given name from Czech.jane · A female client of a prostitute.

Jane · A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

Janet · A female given name.Janeway · A surname.Janey · A diminutive of the female given name Jane.

Les pages voisines — L'ordre alphabétique suit les règles de la langue, pas la valeur des octets : un accent ne départage que deux mots par ailleurs identiques, et l'espagnol range le Ñ comme une lettre à part entière.