janes

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proper noun

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

OriginLatin Johannes →
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Meanings

janes1

noun
  1. pluralplural of jane

Janes2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Jane
proper noun
  1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

Origin

  1. LatinJohannes
  2. EnglishJanes

* 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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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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

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