Janis

See also: jänis, Jänis, Jānis, and jäniš

English

Etymology

A variant of Janice. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒænɪs/
• Rhymes: -ænɪs

Proper noun

Janis

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• Jains, Jasin, Jians, Najis, najis

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaɲis]

Proper noun

Janis m pers (female equivalent Janisová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Janis
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Janis	Janisovia	Janisovci
genitive	Janisa	Janisov	Janisovcov
dative	Janisovi	Janisom	Janisovcom
accusative	Janisa	Janisov	Janisovcov
locative	Janisovi	Janisoch	Janisovcoch
instrumental	Janisom	Janismi	Janisovcami

Further reading

• “Janis”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025