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

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

From then on, Janie says, it was clear that her husband's next stop would be Mexico.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

“I had no inkling that it was Janie, none, even though she had told me weeks later, that she did it and blah, blah, blah,” Ortiz told me.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 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

She kissed Janie and said, “Look both ways. Have a fun weekend.”

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

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