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Yanine
How to Pronounce Yanine
Pronounced yah-NEEN /jΙΛnin/Low
Meaning: Yanine is a Y-spelling of Janine, the French feminine diminutive of Jean, the French form of John. The root is Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious'. The Y- opening reflects Spanish-language spelling of the soft J sound.Low
History & Origin
Yanine respells Janine, the French feminine of Jean (John), with a Y- opening common in Spanish-language forms. Through Janine and Jean it reaches back to Hebrew Yohanan, 'God is gracious', the same root behind John and Joan. It reads as a soft, graceful heritage name.
Yanine was never common in the United States, appearing around the late nineteen-eighties and given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak near 1988. A woman named Yanine then is in her thirties today.
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What does the name Yanine mean?
It is a Latina spelling of Janine, the feminine of Jean/John, from Hebrew, 'God is gracious'.
How do you pronounce Yanine?
It is said yah-NEEN /jΙΛnin/, two syllables with the stress on NEEN.
Is Yanine a boy or girl name?
Yanine is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Yanine?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.