Janel

Janel is an English feminine name that arose as a modern elaborated form of Jane, itself the English feminine equivalent of John, which traces back through Latin Iohannes and Greek Ioannes to the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning God is gracious. The name belongs to a broad family of Jane-derived coinages that became popular in twentieth-century America, following a pattern of adding the suffix -el to create new-sounding variants. Related forms include Janelle, Janelle, Janell, and the simpler Jane and Janet.