Janet is a feminine

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meaning "God is gracious or gift from God". It is the feminine form of John. It is a variation of the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

proper noun ''Jeannette'', Spanish proper noun ''Juanita'', Russian ''Жанет'' (Zhanet), Circassian ''Джэнэт'' (Janet), and Hungarian ''Zsanett''. It is also the diminutive of ''Jeanne'' or ''

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List of people with the given name Janet

* Janet Adamson (1882–1962), Scottish politician * Janet Amos, Canadian actress, theatre director, educator and playwright * Janet Beery, American mathematician and historian of mathematics *

Janet Carr Janet Howard Carr (22 May 1933 – 4 November 2014) was an Australian physiotherapist and academic whose research focused on stroke rehabilitation. She was a professor at the University of Sydney and published numerous textbooks. Childhood J ...

, Australian physiotherapist * Janet Cooke (born 1954), disgraced American journalist, forced to return a Pulitzer Prize for a fabricated story *

Janet Ellis Janet Ellis, (born 16 September 1955) is an English television presenter, actress and writer, who is best known for presenting the children's television programmes ''Blue Peter'' and '' Jigsaw'' between 1979 and 1987. She has published two nove ...

(born 1955), British television presenter * Janet Evans, American Olympic Champion swimmer * Janet Fielding, Australian Actress *

Janet Fockart Janet Fockart (died 1596), was a Scottish merchant and moneylender. Life Little is known of her background. In the 15th-century there was a Scottish landowning family, Folkert of Folkertoun, and she may have been a relation. Janet Fockart was ma ...

(died 1596), Scottish merchant and moneylender * Janet Franklin, American geographer and landscape ecologist *

Janet Gaynor Janet Gaynor (born Laura Augusta Gainor; October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Gaynor began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film Corporation (late ...

, American actress * Janet Grogan, Irish Singer Songwriter * Janet Guthrie (born 1938), American race driver * Janet Holm (1923–2018), New Zealand environmental activist and historian *

Janette Husárová Janette Husárová (; born 4 June 1974) is a Slovak former tennis player. On 13 January 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 31. On 21 April 2003, she peaked at No. 3 in the doubles rankings. She won the WTA Tour Championship ...

, Slovak tennis player *

Janet Jackson Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...

(born 1966), American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress * Janet Jagan, Prime Minister of Guyana 1997, President of Guyana 1997–1999 * Janet Kigusiuq (1926–2005), Inuit artist * Janet Lacey (1903–1988), English charity director and philanthropist * Janet Lee Bouvier, US socialite, mother of the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy *

Janet Leigh Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, singer, dancer, and author. Her career spanned over five decades. Raised in Stockton, California, by working-class parents, ...

(1927–2004), American actress *

Janet Lennon The Lennon Sisters are an American vocal group made up of four sisters. The quartet originally consisted of Dianne (aka DeeDee; born Dianne Barbara, December 1, 1939), Peggy (born Margaret Anne, April 8, 1941), Kathy (born Kathleen Mary, Augu ...

, American singer * Janet Cook Lewis (1855-1947), American librarian and book repairer * Janet Lupo (1959–2017), ''Playboy'' model *

Janet Lynn Janet Lynn Nowicki (born April 6, 1953) is an American figure skater. She is the 1972 Olympic bronze medalist, a two-time world championships medalist, and a seven-time U.S. national champion. Amateur career Lynn began to skate almost as soon ...

, American figure skater * Janet Maratita, politician from the Northern Mariana Islands * Janet Margolin (1943–1993), American actress *

Janet Maslin Janet R. Maslin (born August 12, 1949) is an American journalist, best known as a film and literary critic for ''The New York Times''. She served as a ''Times'' film critic from 1977 to 1999 and as a book critic from 2000 to 2015. In 2000 Maslin ...

, American journalist * Janet McTeer (born 1961), British actress *

Janet Munsil Janet Munsil is a Canadian playwright based in Victoria, British Columbia.Amy Smart"Playwright puts own touches on condensed classic". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', October 1, 2014. She is most noted for her plays ''That Elusive Spark'' and ''Be St ...

, Canadian playwright *

Janet Lim-Napoles Janet Lim-Napoles (born Janet Luy Lim; January 15, 1964) is a Filipina businesswoman who is believed to have masterminded the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) Scam. She was convicted of plunder for her involvement in the PDAF Scam a ...

(born 1964), Chinese-Filipino businesswoman and convict * Janet Napolitano, American politician * Janet Nungnik (born 1954), Inuit textile artist *

Janet Perlman Janet Laurie Perlman (born September 19, 1954) is a Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator whose work includes the short film ''The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin'', which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animat ...

(born 1954), Canadian animator and children's book author and illustrator * Janet Meakin Poor, American landscape designer *

Janet Reed Janet Reed (September 15, 1916 – February 28, 2000) was an American ballerina and ballet mistress. She danced with San Francisco Ballet from 1937 to 1941 as leading ballerina. Reed worked with Ballet Theatre from 1943 to 1947 and then with Ne ...

(1916–2000), American ballerina and ballet mistress *

Janet Reno Janet Wood Reno (July 21, 1938 – November 7, 2016) was an American lawyer who served as the 78th United States attorney general. She held the position from 1993 to 2001, making her the second-longest serving attorney general, behind only Wi ...

, former Attorney General of the United States * Janet Rono (born 1988), Kenyan marathon runner * Janet Smith (disambiguation), various people *

Janet L. Smith Janet Louise Smith (born 1951) is the Margaret J. Hunter Collegiate Professor in the Life Sciences Institute, director of the Center for Structural Biology at the University of Michigan, professor of biological chemistry and biophysics at the Un ...

(born 1951), American scientist *

Janet Street-Porter Janet Vera Street-Porter (''née'' Bull; born 27 December 1946) is an English broadcaster, journalist, writer, and media personality. She began her career as a fashion writer and columnist at the ''Daily Mail'' and was later appointed fashion e ...

, British media personality *

Janet Waldo Janet Waldo (born Jeanette Marie Waldo; February 4, 1919 – June 12, 2016) was an American radio and voice actress. In animation, she voiced Judy Jetson in various Hanna-Barbera media, Nancy in ''Shazzan'', Penelope Pitstop, Princess from '' ...

, American actress and voice-over artist *

Janet Watt Janet Watt (born 23 March 1952) is a former New Zealand female badminton player. She represented New Zealand at the 1985 Summer Deaflympics held in Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its init ...

, New Zealand female badminton player *

Janet Wittes Janet Turk Wittes is an American statistician known for her work on clinical trials. Education Wittes is the daughter of a chemist and a psychologist. She began her studies at Radcliffe College in the biochemistry program, choosing it over chemist ...

, American statistician * Janet C. Wolfenbarger, lieutenant general and highest-ranking woman in the United States Air Force * Janet Wright, Canadian actress and theater director * Janet Yates, Irish archer *

Janet Yellen Janet Louise Yellen (born August 13, 1946) is an American economist serving as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury since January 26, 2021. She previously served as the 15th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. Yellen is ...

, American economist and Federal Reserve Chair * Janet Suzman, British-South African actress * Janet Zarish (born 1954), American actress, director, and teacher

Fictional characters with the given name Janet

*Janet, a character in '' The Good Place'' *Janet, a character in '' Brawl Stars'' * Janet Barch, a character in '' Daria'' * Janet Cunningham, a character in '' The Final Destination'' * Janet Chant, a character in Diana Wynne Jones' '' Chrestomanci'' series * Janet Drake, mother of Timothy Drake *

Janet van Dyne The Wasp (Janet van Dyne) is a fictional character, fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Ernie Hart, and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #44 (Ju ...

, aka the Wasp, a superhero in the ''

Marvel Universe The Marvel Universe is a fictional shared universe where the stories in most American comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Comics take place. Super-teams such as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, the Guardians o ...

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Janet Fraiser Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the S ...

, a character in ''

Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, ...

'' *Janet Keogh , a primary character in '' Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' *Janet Kim, a primary character in '' Kim's Convenience'' *Janet Pearson, a character in 1989 American independent coming of age comedy movie '' She's Out of Control'' * Janet Weiss, a character in ''

The Rocky Horror Picture Show ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' is a 1975 Musical film, musical comedy horror film by 20th Century Fox, produced by Lou Adler and Michael White (producer), Michael White and directed by Jim Sharman. The screenplay was written by Sharman an ...

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Janet Wood ''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom ''Man About the House''. The story revolves around three single roomma ...

, a character in '' Three's Company'' *Janet, the heroine of '' Tam Lin''. Alternately named Margaret in several versions *Janet, a character in Quake Live {{given name Circassian feminine given names English feminine given names English-language feminine given names Feminine given names