Janis Name Meaning & Origin
Janis
Origin of the name Janis:
Modern variant of Jane (God is gracious), made by adding the suffix -ice.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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I like the spelling with an S better than the spelling with a CE. The JANIS spelling is cool. JANICE sounds like a goody-goody girl.
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Juanita
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Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter of the 1960s-70s, most famous for "At Seventeen"
Janis Ian was also a character in the 2004 film Mean Girls
Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter of the 1960s, lead singer of Big Brother and the Holding Company- Janis in song, story & screen
"OH YEAHHHHHH JANISSSSS SLURP SLURPPP JANISSSSSSSS OooOoOoOoOoOooOoOoOo JANISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS"