Janet
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Etymology
Medieval diminutive of Jane. It survived in Scotland and has been revived in all English-speaking countries since the 19th century.
Quotations
- 1733 Allan Ramsay: The Tea-table Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Scots Songs: My Jo Janet:
- Keek into the draw-well, Janet, Janet,
- And there ye'll see ye'r bonny fell, my jo Janet.
- 1990 Barbara Trapido: Temples of Delight : page 50:
- Alice decided to have lots and lots of children and all of them with lovely names like Amanda-Jane and Arabella and Dominic and Ganymede. - - -
- "But too many children will be expensive," Flora said. "I'm having two and mine aren't called such silly names as yours. Mine are called Andrew and Janet."
- "All right," Alice said, who was by nature accommodating. "Those are nice names, Flora."