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feminine · English origin
Jannette is an English feminine name functioning as an elaborated double form of Jan, itself a short form of Jane. Jane derives from the Old French Jehanne, which traces back through Medieval Latin Johanna to the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning Yahweh is gracious. The name belongs to a large family of John-derived forms that spread widely across European languages, including Janet, Janette, Jeannette, and Janetta. Jannette is essentially a spelling variant of Janette, distinguished primarily by the doubled central consonant.
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