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janis

/ˈd͡ʒænɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
ja-nis
IPA
/ˈd͡ʒænɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

Etymology

A variant of Janice. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Homonyms

janice

Rhymes With

tanis hyannis manis stanis vannice janice johannes

Questions

How do you pronounce janis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒænɪs/.
What does janis mean?
A female given name.
Where does janis come from?
A variant of Janice. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

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