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 [ 2 syll. ja-net, jan-et ] The girl name Janet is pronounced JHAENehT KEY. Janet is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. The name was a medieval diminutive of Jane. After the Middle Ages, it fell into disuse among English speakers except in Scotland, before enjoying a revival in the 19th century. In literature, it has been borne by the fictional housekeeper in A. J. Cronin's novel Beyond This Place (1953), the basis for the long-running BBC TV series Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962-1971). Variant forms of Janet include Janeta (English), Janetta (English), Janette (English, German, and French), Janneth (English), Jannette (English), Jante (English), Jennet (English), Jonet (English), Sioned (Welsh), and Yaneth (English). Janet is a variant form of Jane (English). The short form Jan (English), and the pet forms Janett (English), Jannet (English), Jess (English and Scottish), Jessie (English and Scottish), Jinty (Scottish), Netta (English), and Nettie (English) are other variants of the name. Janet is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use previously. At the height of its usage in 1952, 0.942% of baby girls were named Janet. Its ranking then was #19. The baby name has since experienced a marked drop in popularity, and is of only occasional use now. In 2008, it ranked at #716 with a usage of 0.020%. Within the group of girl names directly related to Janet, Jane (English) was the most frequently used. The name was twice as popular as Janet in 2008. Janet has predominantly been a girl name, although in the past century it has also been used for boys. Girls named Janet outnumbered boys by 290 times in 1943. Baby names that sound like Janet include Janett (English), Jannet (English), Jannette (English), Jacinth (Spanish), Jacinthe (French), Jacynth (English), Jandy (English), Janeth (English), Janette (English, German, and French), Janneth (English), Jante (English), Jasmeet (English), Jasmit (English), Jassmit (English), Jeanette (English and French), Jeannette (French and English), Jenet (English), Jenett (English), Jenette (English), and Jennat (Indian). Details of famous persons named Janet: KEY: Pronunciation for Janet: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
