Janne

See also: janne and jänne

Danish

Proper noun

Janne

1. a diminutive of the female given names Johanne or Marianne

Estonian

Proper noun

Janne

1. a female given name, variant of Johanna

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Janne. Originally used as a pet form of Johannes and Johan, with full given name status since mid-twentieth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑnːe/, [ˈjɑ̝nːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːe
• Syllabification^(key): Jan‧ne
• Hyphenation^(key): Jan‧ne

Proper noun

Janne

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Janne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Janne	Jannet
genitive		Jannen	Jannejen
partitive		Jannea	Janneja
illative		Janneen	Janneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Janne	Jannet
accusative	nom.	Janne	Jannet
	gen.	Jannen
genitive		Jannen	Jannejen Jannein rare
partitive		Jannea	Janneja
inessive		Jannessa	Janneissa
elative		Jannesta	Janneista
illative		Janneen	Janneihin
adessive		Jannella	Janneilla
ablative		Jannelta	Janneilta
allative		Jannelle	Janneille
essive		Jannena	Janneina
translative		Janneksi	Janneiksi
abessive		Jannetta	Janneitta
instructive		—	Jannein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Janne (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Janneni Janneni accusative nom. Janneni Janneni gen. Janneni genitive Janneni Jannejeni Janneini rare partitive Janneani Jannejani inessive Jannessani Janneissani elative Jannestani Janneistani illative Janneeni Janneihini adessive Jannellani Janneillani ablative Janneltani Janneiltani allative Jannelleni Janneilleni essive Jannenani Janneinani translative Jannekseni Janneikseni abessive Jannettani Janneittani instructive — — comitative — Janneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jannesi Jannesi accusative nom. Jannesi Jannesi gen. Jannesi genitive Jannesi Jannejesi Janneisi rare partitive Janneasi Jannejasi inessive Jannessasi Janneissasi elative Jannestasi Janneistasi illative Janneesi Janneihisi adessive Jannellasi Janneillasi ablative Janneltasi Janneiltasi allative Jannellesi Janneillesi essive Jannenasi Janneinasi translative Janneksesi Janneiksesi abessive Jannettasi Janneittasi instructive — — comitative — Janneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jannemme Jannemme accusative nom. Jannemme Jannemme gen. Jannemme genitive Jannemme Jannejemme Janneimme rare partitive Janneamme Jannejamme inessive Jannessamme Janneissamme elative Jannestamme Janneistamme illative Janneemme Janneihimme adessive Jannellamme Janneillamme ablative Janneltamme Janneiltamme allative Jannellemme Janneillemme essive Jannenamme Janneinamme translative Janneksemme Janneiksemme abessive Jannettamme Janneittamme instructive — — comitative — Janneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jannenne Jannenne accusative nom. Jannenne Jannenne gen. Jannenne genitive Jannenne Jannejenne Janneinne rare partitive Janneanne Jannejanne inessive Jannessanne Janneissanne elative Jannestanne Janneistanne illative Janneenne Janneihinne adessive Jannellanne Janneillanne ablative Janneltanne Janneiltanne allative Jannellenne Janneillenne essive Jannenanne Janneinanne translative Janneksenne Janneiksenne abessive Jannettanne Janneittanne instructive — — comitative — Janneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jannensa Jannensa accusative nom. Jannensa Jannensa gen. Jannensa genitive Jannensa Jannejensa Janneinsa rare partitive Janneaan Janneansa Jannejaan Jannejansa inessive Jannessaan Jannessansa Janneissaan Janneissansa elative Jannestaan Jannestansa Janneistaan Janneistansa illative Janneensa Janneihinsa adessive Jannellaan Jannellansa Janneillaan Janneillansa ablative Janneltaan Janneltansa Janneiltaan Janneiltansa allative Jannelleen Jannellensa Janneilleen Janneillensa essive Jannenaan Jannenansa Janneinaan Janneinansa translative Jannekseen Janneksensa Janneikseen Janneiksensa abessive Jannettaan Jannettansa Janneittaan Janneittansa instructive — — comitative — Janneineen Janneinensa

Statistics

• Janne is the 13^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 27,314 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,383 more), and also belongs to 5 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Jenna

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• Jan (widespread variant, see here for other dialects)
• Schäng, Juhanne (Eupen)

Etymology

From Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.nə/
• Hyphenation: Jan‧ne
• Rhymes: -anə

Proper noun

Janne m (diminutive Jänntje)

1. (Eupen) a male given name, equivalent to English John

Norwegian

Proper noun

Janne

1. a diminutive of the female given name Johanne

Swedish

Proper noun

Janne c (genitive Jannes)

1. a diminutive of the male given names Jan or Johan
2. (rare) a male given name based on the diminutive above