JANET

Jan·et
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/ˈd͡ʒænɪt/Hong Kong/d͡ʒæˈnɛt/

proper noun

A female given name.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

JANET1

proper noun
  1. abbreviationacronymAcronym of Joint Academic Network.

Janet2

proper nounJanet (plural Janets)

plural Janets

  1. A female given name.

    Keek into the draw-well, Janet, Janet, And there ye'll see ye'r bonny fell, my jo Janet.

    1733, Allan Ramsay, “My Jo Janet”, in The Tea-Table Miscellany: or, A Collection of Scots Songs
    2 more examples

    Alice decided to have lots and lots of children and all of them with lovely names like Amanda-Jane and Arabella and Dominic and Ganymede. "But too many children will be expensive," Flora said. "I'm having two and mine aren't called such silly names as yours. Mine are called Andrew and Janet." "All right," Alice said, who was by nature accommodating. "Those are nice names, Flora."

    1990, Barbara Trapido, Temples of Delight, page 50

    When stay-at-home orders kept Jeff and Janet Ralli from looking at a home in the neighborhood they had their eye on in Ocean County, New Jersey, they forged ahead online.

    2020 June 26, Anna Bahney, “These people bought homes without ever stepping inside”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2021
  2. USslanggovernmentA highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.

Origin

From Jane + -et, q.v. Chiefly Scottish until the 19th century. Doublet of Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.

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APA

JANET. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/JANET

MLA

“JANET.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/JANET. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “JANET,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/JANET.

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