Janice

Janice is an English name that originated as an elaborated feminine form of Jane, itself derived from the Old French Jehanne and ultimately from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning God is gracious. The name was coined in the early twentieth century, popularized in part by Paul Leicester Ford's 1899 novel Janice Meredith, and became widely fashionable in the mid-1900s across English-speaking countries. It shares its root with Joan, Jean, Janet, and Janine.