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Janie

American  
[jey-nee] / ˈdʒeɪ ni /
Or Janey

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Jane.


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Keyworth said the second series also explored a more vulnerable side to Janie, including through a storyline involving her estranged father, played by Owen Teale.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But for couples like Alejandro and Janie Pérez, the choice between separation and leaving America is fraught.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

One week before his visit, the students emailed him a list of 35 questions that largely circled around Janie Hatley, the Arlington waitress who’d dated Ortiz.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Through her defense attorneys, Hatley—who changed her name to Janie Perkins after she got married in 1995—said she is innocent of the allegations.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“Bat doesn’t have friends,” Janie said, but not in a mean voice, just a matter-of-fact voice.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

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