The first name Janet is of English, Hebrew, Scottish origin. It is often a girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

English: God is Gracious; a Diminutive Form of Jane, Which is a Feminine Form of John

Hebrew: Gift from God

Scottish: Variant of Jane; from the French Jeanette

English: God's Gracious Gift

English: God Has Been Gracious. A Feminine Form of John

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Anjanette  (English)
Gift of God's Favor. Blend of Ann and Janet

Anjanique  (English)
Gift of God's Favor. Blend of Ann and Janet

Anjeanette  (English)
Gift of God's Favor. Blend of Ann and Janet

Annjeanette  (English)
Gift of God's Favor. Blend of Ann and Janet

Deonaid  (Gaelic)
God is Gracious; Form of Seonaid, Which is the Gaelic Form of Janet (God is Gracious). (Deh-nade)

Jan  (English)
From the Name Janet

Jan  (Scottish)
God Has Been Gracious. A Diminutive of Janet, Which is a Feminine Form of John

Jan  (English)
Diminutive of Janet: God Has Been Gracious. A Feminine Form of John

Janae  (Hebrew)
Form of Janet

Janetta  (Hebrew)
Gift from God

Janetta  (Scottish)
Variant of Jane; from the French Jeanette

Janetta  (English)
Variant of Janet: God Has Been Gracious. A Feminine Form of John

Janette  (Hebrew)
Gift from God

Janette  (French)
God is Gracious

Janette  (English)
Variant of Janet: God Has Been Gracious. A Feminine Form of John

Janice  (Hebrew)
God's Grace (Janis, Jan, Janet, Janette)

Jen  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Janet. God Has Been Gracious

Jennie  (English)
Diminutive of Janet: God Has Been Gracious. A Feminine Form of John. Also a Variant of Jennifer: Fair and Yielding

Jess  (Scottish)
Diminutive of Jessie: a Diminutive of Janet. Also a Diminutive of Jessamine or Jessical

Jessica  (English)
He Beholds or Wealthy or Gift; the Meaning of This Name is Uncertain. The Name is Believed to Be Derived from Jessie ( a Pet Form of Jean and Janet) and Also Thought As a Feminine Form of Jesse (Gift)

Jessie  (Scottish)
A Diminutive of Janet. Also a Diminutive of Jessamine or Jessical

Seona  (Scottish)
An Anglicized Form of Seonaid, the Gaelic Form of Janet, Which is a Diminutive Form of Jane (God is Gracious). Variations: Shona. (Sho-nah)

Seonaid  (Scottish)
God is Gracious; a Gaelic Form of Janet. (Sho-nah)

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