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 [ 2 syll. ja-nel-le, jan-e-lle ] The girl name Janelle is pronounced ZHahNEHL KEY. Janelle is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. The name has been used only since the 20th century. Variations of the name include the English names Janella, Janielle, Janille, Jannellies, Janyll, Jeanell, Joanel, Joanelle, and Joannel. In addition, Janelle is a pet form of the English Jane. The short form Janell (English), the pet forms Jannel (English), Jannell (English), Jannelle (English), Jeanelle (English), and Jynelle (English), and the spelling variants Janel (English) and Janele (English) are other forms of Janelle. Janelle is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name increased in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1970s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1978 with 0.084% of baby girls being named Janelle. It ranked at #186 then. The baby name has since experienced a drop in frequency. In 2008, it ranked at #372 with a usage of 0.043%, but it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its group. 6.784% more girls were named Janelle than the next ranked name, the English Jane, in 2008. KEY: Pronunciation for Janelle: ZH as in "seizure (S.IY.ZH.ER)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
