Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

janine

/d͡ʒəˈniːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: ja-nine
IPA: /d͡ʒəˈniːn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from French.

Etymology

From French Janine and Jeannine under influence from Jane, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Janine

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce janine?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈniːn/.
What does janine mean?: A female given name from French.
Where does janine come from?: It is traced to French.

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