Jayne Name Meaning & Origin
Jayne
Pronunciation: JAYN (key)
Origin of the name Jane:
English cognate of the French Jehanne and Jeanne, which are feminine forms of Jean, a cognate of John (God is gracious). Jane, a perennially popular name, was the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (1847).
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God's gracious gift
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Jayne Mansfield, an American actress, one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s.
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Jayne Cobb was a MALE character in the TV series "Firefly" and the movie "Serenity," played by actor Adam Baldwin.
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