# Janine

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /d͡ʒəˈniːn/ · frequency rank #29,325

## Definitions
1. A female given name from French.

## Etymology
From French Janine and Jeannine under influence from Jane, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v.
Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

## Easily confused with
- **Jayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-jayne)
- **Janis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-janis)
- **Joanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-joanne)
- **Jeanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-jeanne)
- **Jeanie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-jeanie)
- **jasmine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-jasmine)
- **jawline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-jawline)
- **Jane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jane-vs-janine)
- **Jain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jain-vs-janine)
- **Jamie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jamie-vs-janine)
- **Jaime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaime-vs-janine)
- **Janie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janie-vs-janine)
- **Janice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janice-vs-janine)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ajnine`, `jainne`, `janien`, `janinne`, `jannie`, `jannine`, `jjanine`, `jnaine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/janine