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Janet.

A female given name.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈd͡ʒænɪt//d͡ʒæˈnɛt/Hong-Kong
  1. A female given name.

  2. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

  3. A highly classified fleet of passenger aircraft used to transport the military and contractors.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

From Jane + -et, q.v. Chiefly Scottish until the 19th century. Doublet of Jeanette, Jeannette, Juanita, Shanae, and Sinead.

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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.