"Janelle" meaning in English

See Janelle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Jane + -elle, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Jane|elle}} Jane + -elle, {{doublet|en|Ivanka|Jan|Janet|Janey|Janine|Jeanette|Jeanie|Jeannette|Jeannine|Jen|Jenna|Jenny|Jessie|Jo|Jody|Juanita|Shanae|Sinead|Vanna}} Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Janelle
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English diminutives of female given names
    Sense id: en-Janelle-en-name-b1svBRzJ Disambiguation of English diminutives of female given names: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -elle, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Janel, Jenelle
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Janelles [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French Janelle. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Janelle}} French Janelle Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Janelles}} Janelle (plural Janelles)
  1. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Janelle-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Janel, Jenelle
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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