Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janes

/dʒˈeɪnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: janes
IPA: /dʒˈeɪnz/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

name

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

Etymology

* As a southern English surname, variant of Jane; compare Jayne. * As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from Janeš, variant of Janež, ultimately a derivative of Latin Johannes (English John). Also from the noun janež (“anise”). Compare Yanes. * As a Czech surname, from Janeš, a pet form of the name Jan (and thus also related to Latin Johannes).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Johannes

Homonyms

jaynes

Rhymes With

remains contains explains trains gains campaigns planes chains brains lanes maintains plains

Questions

How do you pronounce janes?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈeɪnz/.
What does janes mean?: plural of jane
Where does janes come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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