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Jayne

American  
[jeyn] / dʒeɪn /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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“The word menopause has never been used in a cardiology textbook, ever,” said cardiologist Dr. Jayne Morgan on a recent episode of the podcast Menopunks.

From Salon Jun. 14, 2026

Three years into training to be a court reporter, Jayne Williams is used to warnings that AI will soon take over her budding career.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

Jayne Coward, who oversees early years policy at Ofsted, told MPs at the Education Committee that "the overwhelming majority of early years settings are safe".

From BBC May 6, 2026

A memoir from the writer Jayne Anne Phillips preserves on the page images of the coal-country town of her childhood.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

“You know," Colin said, “the movie star Jayne Mansfield lived in a pink mansion."

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green

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