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Where does “Janice” come from?

Janice is an English feminine given name derived from Jane, which comes from Old French Jehan, ultimately from Hebrew יהוה through Latin Iohannes and Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης.

Ancestry of “Janice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJaneA woman, often specifically a girlfriend;...
2FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
3Old FrenchJehane—
4Medieval LatinJohanna—
5LatinJoanna—
6Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
7Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
8HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
9HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
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