Jayne

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English

Proper noun

Jayne

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew, a 20th-century spelling of Jane.
    • '1997, Sharyn McCrumb, “The Luncheon”, in Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories, →ISBN, page 118:
      "Having lunch with the Gorgons today?" Andrew had asked her. It was his oft-stated opinion that the ys in Kathryn and Jayne's names were their compensation for a missing, but coveted, male chromosome.

Anagrams

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Etymology

From English Jayne.

Proper noun

Jayne

  1. a female given name from English