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Janne
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janne jänne
Danish
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female Johanne,Marianne
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female Johanna
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Janne. Originally used as a pet form of sv Johan, sv Jahan (fi Johannes), with full given name status since mid-twentieth century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
Declension
Jann a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 27314 2383 13 5
References
Anagrams
fi aejnn Jenna
Limburgish
Alternative forms
li Jan widespread variant see here for other dialects
li Schäng Juhanne Eupen
Etymology
From li la Iōannēs, from li grc Ἰωάννης, from li he יוֹחָנָן Yōḥānān.
Pronunciation
li /ˈja.nə/
li Jan ne
li anə 2
Proper noun
li proper noun m diminutive Jänntje
li Eupen li male John
Norwegian Bokmål
Janne,no:Janne
Alternative forms
nb Janna female given name
Pronunciation
nb /ˈjanːə/
nb anːə 2
nb Jan ne
Etymology 1
A Norwegian female given name, either derived from the male given name nb Jan or contracted from nb Johanne. Both source names belong to the nb Johannes name family, ultimately from nb la Iohannes Iōhannēs, from nb grc-koi Ἰωάννης Iōánnēs, from nb hbo יְהוֹחָנָן Yəhōḥānān Yahweh is gracious.
Compare da Janne and sv Janne given name.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female nb:Jan,nb:Johanne < Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew Jane
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Janne is 21 July.
The female name nb Janne peaked in popularity in Norway in 1970–1974. During the nineteenth century, it was most strongly represented in Rogaland.
Etymology 2
nb sv Janne male given name, a pet form of sv Jan. The base name ultimately belongs to the same nb Johannes name family described above.
Compare fi Janne male given name.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Swedish < Latin < Koine Greek < Biblical Hebrew Jan John
Usage notes
The male name nb Janne is rare in Norway but is considerably more common in Sweden.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 7,410 women in Norway had nb Janne as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: Persons, by girls' name and boys' name, Statistics Norway.
Anagrams
nb Jenna
References
“Janne” (female name) in Store norske leksikon.
“Janne” (male name) in Store norske leksikon.
“Jan” in Store norske leksikon.
Swedish
Proper noun
c
sv male Jan,Johan
sv rare sv male based on the diminutive above