Jane

A female given name: derived from John.

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Jane is a feminine given name. It is the English form of the Old French name Jehanne, which was an old feminine form of the male name Johannes or Ioannes (also the source of the English name John), a Latin form of the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), which is derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), a short form of the name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan), meaning "Yahweh is merciful".
The name was first used in large numbers in the mid-16th century for the daughters of aristocrats as an alternative to the more commonplace Joan. The two names have alternated popularity. In the early 19th century, Jane was again seen as a name with a certain amount of glamour. Joan became more popular in the early to mid-20th century, when it was ranked in the top 500 most popular names given to girls in the United States, but the name has again been displaced by Jane on the popularity charts in the 21st century.

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Fem. proper name, from French Jeanne, Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna (see John). As a generic name for "girl, girlfriend" it is attested from 1906 in U.S. slang. Never a top-10 list name for girls born in the U.S., it ranked in the top 50 from 1931 to 1956. It may owe its "everywoman" reputation rather to its association with the popular boy's name John.

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English form of the Old French name Jehanne: God is gracious.

Jeanette, Jenny, Siobhan, Joanna, Joan, Jenna, Ian, Juan, Jan, Yahya, John, Jen, Ioan, Janet, Janey, Giovanni, Janez, Evan, Johanna, Jean, Johanne, Jeanne, Juana, Janice

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Jane Fonda	1937	American actress and activist
2	Jane Austen	1775	English novelist
3	Jane Seymour	1951	English-American actress
4	Jane Krakowski	1968	American actress
5	Thomas Jane	1969	American actor and comic book writer
6	Jesse Jane	1980	American pornographic actress
7	Jane Goodall	1934	British primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
8	Jane Wilde Hawking	1944	British author
9	Jane Levy	1989	American actress
10	Jane Wyman	1917	Actress
11	Jane Lynch	1960	American actress, singer, and comedian
12	Calamity Jane	1852	American scout and frontierswoman
13	Jane Leeves	1961	Actress
14	Jane Birkin	1946	English actress and singer
15	Jane Kaczmarek	1955	American actress
16	Jane Jacobs	1916	American–Canadian journalist, author on urbanism and activist (1916-2006)
17	Jane Russell	1921	American actress and model
18	Jane O'Meara Sanders	1950	College president; wife of Bernie Sanders
19	Jane Foster		Comic book character
20	Jane Addams	1860	Pioneer settlement social worker
21	Jane Elliott	1933	American schoolteacher known for her "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise
22	Jane Curtin	1947	Actor from the United States
23	Jane Wagner	1935	Playwright, actress
24	Jane Hajduk	1966	American actress
25	Jane Fallon	1960	British television producer
26	Jane Pauley	1950	American journalist
27	Jane Powell	1929	American actress
28	Jane Asher	1946	English actress, author
29	Jane Horrocks	1964	British actress
30	Jane Adams	1965	American actress
31	Jane Wyatt	1910	American actress
32	Jane Wiedlin	1958	American musician
33	Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford	1505	Sister-in-law of King Henry VIII of England
34	Jane March	1973	English actress
35	Jane Goldman	1970	English screenwriter, author and producer
36	Jane Toppan	1854	American serial killer
37	Jane McDonald	1963	English singer and television presenter
38	Jane Zhang	1984	Chinese mandopop singer
39	Jane Campion	1954	Screenwriter, producer, and film director
40	Patrick Jane	1974
41	Jane Greer	1924	American film and television actress
42	Jane Fellowes, Baroness Fellowes	1957	British Baroness
43	Jane Wymark	1952	British actress
44	Jane Skinner	1967	American journalist
45	Jane Elliot	1947	Actress
46	Jane Sibbett	1962	American actress
47	Jane Danson	1978	British actress
48	Jane Hill	1969	British newsreader
49	Jane Beale
50	Jane Rolfe	1650	Granddaughter of Pocahontas
51	Jane Shore	1445	Mistress of King Edward IV of England
52	Jane Darwell	1879	Actress
53	Jane Moore	1962	English journalist, writer and television presenter
54	Jane Withers	1926	American actress
55	Jane Ginsburg	1955	American legal scholar
56	Jane Henson	1934	Puppeteer from the United States
57	Jane Badler	1953	Actress, singer
58	Jane Brucker	1958	American actress
59	Jane Freeman	1921	British actress
60	Jane D. Hartley	1950	American diplomat
61	Jane Pratt	1962	American journalist
62	Jane Carr	1950	English actress (1950- )
63	Jane Roberts	1929	American Writer
64	Jane Menelaus	1959	Australian actress
65	Jane McGonigal	1977	American artist
66	Jane Oineza	1996	Filipino actress
67	Jane Child	1967	Canadian musician
68	Jane Philpott	1960	Canadian physician
69	Jane Mayer	1955	American writer and investigative journalist
70	Jane Hazlegrove	1968	British actress
71	Jane Byrne	1934	American politician; Mayor of Chicago, Illinois
72	Jane McCarry	1970	British actress
73	Jane Smiley	1949	American novelist
74	Jane Bunford	1895	Tallest recognised British person
75	Jane Eyre
76	Noname Jane	1977	American pornographic actress
77	Jane Harman	1945	American politician
78	Jane Garvey	1964	British radio presenter
79	Jane Bunn	1978	Australian journalist
80	Jane Pierce	1806	American politician
81	Jane Kim	1977	American lawyer and politician
82	Jane Morris	1839	British artists' model
83	Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland	1958	British businessman
84	Jane Dornacker	1947	Musician, actress, comedienne, traffic reporter
85	Jane Swift	1965	American politician
86	Jane Hall	1971	Australian actress and comedienne
87	Jane Wenham	1927	English actress
88	Jane L. Kelly	1964	United States Circuit Judge
89	Jane McGrath	1966	British campaigner
90	Jane Siberry	1955	Canadian singer-songwriter
91	Jane Andrews	1967	Royal dresser for Sarah, the Duchess of York and murderer
92	Jane Cox	1956	British actress
93	Jane Stanford	1828	Co-founder of Stanford University
94	Jane Velez-Mitchell	1955	American television journalist
95	Jane Turner	1960	Australian comedian
96	Jane Froman	1907	American actress i singer
97	Jane Barnell	1871	American bearded lady
98	Jane Espenson	1964	American television writer and producer
99	Cory Jane	1983	New Zealand rugby union player
100	Jane Monheit	1977	American singer
101	Jane Dormer	1538	British noble
102	Jane Digby	1807	British aristocrat
103	Jane Harber	1984	Australian actress
104	Jane Yolen	1939	American speculative fiction and children's writer
105	Jane Lane
106	Lady Jane	1984	South Korean singer
107	Jane Bowles	1917	Novelist, playwright
108	Jane Avril	1868	French can-can dancer made famous by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec through his painting
109	Jane Taylor	1783	English poet
110	Jane Lapotaire	1944	British stage and film actress
111	Jane Lauder	1973	American businessperson
112	Jane Lang		American philanthropist
113	Jane Geddes	1960	Professional golfer
114	Jane Rosenthal	1956	American film producer
115	Jane Ellison	1964	British politician
116	Jane Frances de Chantal	1572	French nun
117	Jane Connell	1925	Actress
118	Jane Dee Hull	1935	American politician
119	Jane Wilde	1821	Irish poet and writer
120	Jane Merrow	1941	British actress
121	Maddi Jane	1998	American singer
122	Painkiller Jane		Fictional character
123	Jane Rossington	1943	English actress
124	Jane Olivor	1947	American singer
125	Jane Shalimar	1980	Indonesian actress
126	Jane Randall	1990	Photo model from the USA
127	Jane Randolph Jefferson	1721	Thomas Jefferson's mother
128	Jane Douglas		Brothel-keeper in London
129	Jane Gardam	1928	British novelist and children's writer
130	Jane Tucker		English singer, song writer and pianist
131	Jane Harris		Fictional character in the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours
132	Jane Chapman
133	Jane Anderson	1954	American actress, screenwriter and director
134	Bob Jane	1929	Australian racing driver
135	Jane Stirling	1804	Scottish amateur pianist
136	Jane Green	1968	British writer
137	Crazy Jane
138	Jane Randolph	1915	American film actress
139	Jane McCrea	1752	American revolutionary death
140	Jane Weaver	1972	English musician
141	Jane Ellen Harrison	1850	British classical scholar, linguist and feminist
142	Jane Duboc	1950	Brazilian singer
143	Jane Slaughter	1961	British actress
144	Jane Kenyon	1947	American poet, translator
145	Jane Mancini
146	Jane Campbell, Baroness Campbell of Surbiton	1959	Campaigner and adviser for disability reforms
147	Jane McNeill	1966	American actress
148	Jane Booker	1956	Actress
149	Jane Holzer	1940	American actress
150	Jane Franklin	1791	British explorer
151	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1934	English Peeress
152	Jane Chirwa	1990	German film actor, model and stage actor
153	Jane Bryan	1918	Film actress; United States Federal Arts Commission member
154	Jane Stanhope, Countess of Harrington	1755	British countess
155	Jane Irwin Harrison	1804	First Lady of the United States
156	Jane Hirshfield	1953	Poet
157	Jane Hylton	1927	British actress
158	Jane Allsop	1975	English Australian actress
159	Jane C. Wright	1919	American oncologist
160	Jane Downs	1935	English actress
161	Jane Webb	1925	Actress
162	Jane Kean	1923	American actress, singer and memoirist
163	Jane McGregor	1983	Canadian actress
164	Jane Morgan	1880	American actress
165	Jane Flemming	1965	Australian heptathlete, hurdler and long jumper
166	Jane Barbe	1928	American singer
167	Jane Darling	1980	Czech pornographic actress
168	Jane Porter	1776	Scottish historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure
169	Jane Haining	1897	British Righteous Among the Nations
170	Jane Caro	1957	Non-fiction writer
171	Jane Tomlinson	1964	British activist
172	Jane Foole		English court jester
173	Jane Frazee	1918	Actress
174	Jane G. Austin	1831	American writer
175	Jane Clayson Johnson	1967	American writer
176	Jane Hadley Barkley	1911	American political figure
177	Jane Wells	1961	American journalist
178	Jane Bennett	1957	American political theorist
179	Jane Saville	1974	Athletics competitor
180	Jane Bryant Quinn	1939	American journalist
181	Jane L. Campbell	1953	American politician
182	Jane Cobden	1851	English suffragist
183	Jane Gazzo	1977	Australian broadcaster
184	Jane Urquhart	1949	Canadian writer
185	Jane Poynter		American environmentalist
186	Jane Couch	1968	Boxer
187	Jane Arden	1927	British film director, actress, screenwriter, playwright, active from the 1940s to the 1970s
188	Jane Lubchenco	1947	American ecologist
189	Jane Akre		American journalist
190	Jane Volturi
191	Jane Mecom	1712	Sister of Benjamin Franklin
192	Jane Silber		American businesswoman
193	Jane Ross	1989	Footballer
194	Jane Wolfe	1875	American silent film character actress and Thelemite
195	Jane How	1951	British actress
196	Jane Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland	1508	Wife of John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
197	Jane Collins	1962	British politician
198	Jane Bolin	1908	American judge
199	Jane Bonham Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury	1957	British politician
200	Jane Grant	1892	US journalist