Where does “Janet” come from?

Janet is an English diminutive of Jane, which derives from Old French Jehan, ultimately from Hebrew יהוה through Latin Iohannes and Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης.

Ancestry of “Janet”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Jane	A woman, often specifically a girlfriend;...
2	French	Jeanne	Jane, feminine of John
3	Old French	Jehane	—
4	Medieval Latin	Johanna	—
5	Latin	Joanna	—
6	Ancient Greek	Ἰωάννα	—
7	Hebrew	יוֹחָנָה	—
8	Hebrew	יוֹחָנָן	God is gracious
9	Hebrew	יְהוֹחָנָן	God is gracious

Words derived from “Janet”

Jenny
Jenna
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Janetian
Jennabeth
Jenna
Jenni
Jenny
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