Jane

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A female given name from Hebrew; the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.
• derived from a Middle English variant of John.

Noun

• A woman, often specifically a girlfriend.

Origin

• From French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna; from Latin Iōhannēs (variant of Iōannēs), from New Testament Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Ancient Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, perhaps contracted from a former יְהוֹחָנָן. Joanna.