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Jenice
How to Pronounce Jenice
Pronounced JEN-iss /ˈdʒɛn.ɪs/Medium
Meaning: Jenice is a twentieth-century respelling of Janice, which grew from Jane plus the -ice ending borrowed from names like Bernice. Through Jane — a feminine of John — its meaning traces to the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' The Jen- spelling ties it to the Jenny and Jennifer sound then rising.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jenice is a spelling variant of Janice, a name formed in the early twentieth century by adding the -ice of Bernice and Candice to Jane. Jane is a feminine of John, so the inherited meaning runs back to the Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious.' Respelled with Jen-, the name leaned toward the Jenny and Jennifer sound that was climbing, and it crested in the early 1960s.
Jenice stayed a minor variant, borne by a modest number of girls before slipping away by the century's turn. A Jenice from her peak is now in her early sixties. The name reads as mid-century and has not revived, though its cousin Janice remains familiar as a period classic.
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What does the name Jenice mean?
Jenice is a form of Janice, built from Jane plus the -ice ending; through Jane it traces to the Hebrew for 'God is gracious.'
How do you pronounce Jenice?
It's said JEN-iss /ˈdʒɛn.ɪs/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Jenice a boy or girl name?
Jenice is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jenice?
Jenice was an uncommon spelling of Janice that had its small crest in the early nineteen-sixties and then faded.