Janis

See also: jänis, Jänis, Jānis, and jäniš

English

Etymology

Variant of Janice, q.v.

Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Janice, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Proper noun

Janis

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• Jains, Jasin, Jians, Najis, najis

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaɲis]

Proper noun

Janis m pers (female equivalent Janisová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Janis (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Janis	Janisovia	Janisovci
genitive	Janisa	Janisov	Janisovcov
dative	Janisovi	Janisom	Janisovcom
accusative	Janisa	Janisov	Janisovcov
locative	Janisovi	Janisoch	Janisovcoch
instrumental	Janisom	Janismi	Janisovcami

Further reading

• “Janis”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025