Etymology

janes

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Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John. Full definition →

Latin Johannes
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  1. Latin · derived fromJohannes
  2. English todayJanes

* As a southern English surname, variant of Jane; compare Jayne. * As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from Janeš, variant of Janež, ultimately a derivative of Latin Johannes (English John). Also from the noun janež (“anise”). Compare Yanes. * As a Czech surname, from Janeš, a pet form of the name Jan (and thus also related to Latin Johannes).

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