Janis - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Janis \j(a)-nis\ is a variant of Jane (Hebrew) and Janice, and the meaning of Janis is "God's grace".

The baby name Janis sounds like Janais, Janise, Jannis and Janiss. Other similar baby names are Janie, Jancis, Janit, Jania and Tanis.

Janis is a very common first name for women (#429 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#11849 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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