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Janele
How to Pronounce Janele
Pronounced juh-NELL /dʒəˈnɛl/Low
Meaning: Janele is a trimmer spelling of Janelle, which joins Jane to the fashionable -elle ending. Jane descends from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious,' through the French Jeanne, so Janele carries that meaning in a soft, modern shape.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Janele is an American variant of Janelle, formed from Jane, ultimately the Hebrew for 'God is gracious,' with the -elle ending. It belongs to the mid-to-late-twentieth-century vogue for -elle names and appears thinly in the records, a minor spelling beside the common Janelle.
It was never common, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak around 1978. A girl named Janele then is in her late forties today.
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What does the name Janele mean?
It is a variant of Janelle, from Jane ('God is gracious') plus the -elle ending.
How do you pronounce Janele?
It is said juh-NELL /dʒəˈnɛl/ - two syllables, stress on the second.
Is Janele a boy or girl name?
Janele is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Janele?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the nineteen-seventies.