Where does “Mary Jane” come from?

Mary Jane (English) comes from English Jane, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן — God is gracious.

Mary Jane (English): Marijuana; A type of shoe, usually for a girl,...

Definitions

  1. Marijuana; A type of shoe, usually for a girl,...

Ancestry of “Mary Jane”, step by step

Mary Jane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Jane

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

via English Mary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarythe Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ;...
2FrenchMarieMary
3Old FrenchMarie—
4LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
5Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
6Hebrewמִרְיָם—
7Aramaicמריםbitter
8Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Mary Jane”

Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן →Every word from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה →