Janes

See also: janes, jänes, and Jänes

English

Etymology

• 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).

Proper noun

Janes

1. plural of Jane

Proper noun

Janes

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

Anagrams

• Jeans, jeans