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janey

/dʒˈeɪni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
janey
IPA
/dʒˈeɪni/
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given name Jane.

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

From Jane + -y, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Janeys (plural)

Homonyms

janie

Rhymes With

rainy cheney delaney allegheny chaney grainy rainey janie bahraini zany khomeini brainy

Questions

How do you pronounce janey?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈeɪni/.
What does janey mean?
A diminutive of the female given name Jane.
Where does janey come from?
From Jane + -y, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

How to pronounce janey

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