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 [ syll. jan-cis, ja-nc-is ] The girl name Jancis is pronounced as JHAENSahS KEY. Jancis is mainly used in English and its origin is varied. The name is derived from the combination of Jan and Francis. It was probably first invented by Mary Webb for a character in her novel Precious Bane (1924), which was made into a BBC TV drama series (1957). See also the related forms, the English Francis and the English Jan. Jancis is an uncommon baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Jancis include the English Jamese, the English Jamis, the English Jamise, the English Janice, the English Janiece, the English Janis, the English Janise, the Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and German Janka, the Scandinavian Jannicke, the English Janyce, the English Jeancie, the Spanish Jemsa, the English Jenise, the Czech Jenka, the Korean Jin-Joo, the Japanese Junko, the English Jamaica, the English Jameka, the English James, and the English Jamesha. A famous person named Jancis is Wine Critic Jancis Robinson, born April 22, 1950, England. KEY: approx pronunciation for Jancis: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
