Janey

Janey

Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"Yahweh is gracious/merciful"
Region of origin	Worldwide
Other names
Related names	John, Jane
Popularity	see popular names

Janey is a diminutive form of the feminine given name Jane.

People with this name

• Janey Buchan (1926–2012), Scottish Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Glasgow
• Janey Sevilla Callander (1846–1923), British theatre producer
• Janey Canuck, pen name used by Emily Murphy (1868–1933), Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author
• Janey Godley (1961–2024), British stand-up comedian and writer
• Janey Gohl (born 1956), beauty queen from St. Cloud, Minnesota, competed in the Miss USA pageant
• Janey Lee Grace, (born 1960), British based singer, author, television presenter and radio disc jockey
• Janey Ironside (1919–1979), former professor of fashion at the Royal College of Arts, London
• Janey Jacké (born 1992), Dutch drag queen and performer
• Janey Scott Lewin, pen name of Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), British author and artist

Fictional character

• Brainy Janey, nickname of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel comic books
• Janey Powell, friend of Lisa Simpson and recurring character in The Simpsons
• Janey Harper, the middle child and only daughter of Ben Harper (My Family) and Susan Harper in the BBC sitcom My Family

See also

• Janey, Virginia, a community in the United States
• Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House, historic theater in Uvalde, Texas
• Janey III or USS Onyx (PYc-5), diesel coastal patrol yacht of the United States Navy during World War II
• Truth and Janey, American rock band from Iowa
• Jane (disambiguation)
• Janney (disambiguation)