Janes.
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
Meaning & usage
A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
Where this word comes from
* 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).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.