Janine
Janine or Jeanine is a female given name that is mainly used in the French and German-speaking areas.
Origin and meaning
The name is a diminutive form that goes back to the names Johanna / Johannes . This name is of Hebrew origin and means "the Lord is gracious".
Jeanine or Jeannine is a form that comes from the French name Jean or Jeanne .
Janine can be derived from the Slavic name Jana or Janika, understood as a feminine form of Jan , or as a form of Jane .
The derivation from Italian ( Gianna ) is also possible, which leads to the variant Giannine . For namesake and variants of the likewise derived name Janina / Giannina see there.
Pronunciation and spellings
Due to the various possible origins, the name can be pronounced quite differently. With the French name variant Jeanine, a soft J (like jelly ) and a mute e are common , the stress is on the second syllable. The variant Jeannine, however (like Gianna or Jeanne ) is stressed on the first syllable. The form Janine, on the other hand, can begin with the same initial sound as Jan ; the otherwise silent e can also be heard as the final sound.
Accordingly, in addition to the main variants mentioned, there are also alternative spellings, which often also provide further information on the desired pronunciation: Janiene , Jannine , Janniene , Janniene , Jaenine , Janinne . There is also the variant (s) that are also written without -e.
Well-known namesake
Janin
- Janin Halisch (* 1984), German filmmaker
- Janin Lindenberg (* 1987), German athlete
- Janin Stenzel (* 1983), German actress and speaker
- Janin Ullmann , b. Reinhardt (* 1981), German actress and presenter
Janine
- Janine Andrade (1918–1997), French violinist
- Janine Ast (* 1974), German volleyball player
- Janine Beckie (* 1994), American-Canadian soccer player
- Janine Beermann (* 1983), German teacher and hockey player
- Janine Berger (* 1996), German gymnast
- Janine Bubner (* 1991), German cyclist
- Janine Chamot (* 1983), Swiss football player
- Janine Charrat (1924–2017), French ballerina and choreographer
- Janine Chasseguet-Smirgel (1928–2006), French psychologist
- Janine Darcey (1917–1993), French actress
- Janine Dietrich (* 1972), German table tennis player
- Janine Flock (* 1989), Austrian winter sports enthusiast
- Janine Ganser (* 1989), German soccer player
- Janine Gerber (* 1974), German painter.
- Janine di Giovanni (* 1961), American reporter and author
- Janine Greiner (* 1981), Swiss winter sports enthusiast
- Janine Habeck (* 1983), German photo model
- Janine Hanson (* 1982), Canadian rower
- Janine Hinderlich (* 1990), German volleyball player
- Janine Jansen (* 1978), Dutch violinist
- Janine Kitzen (* 1978), Dutch opera singer (soprano)
- Janine Kohlmann (* 1990), German athlete
- Janine Kunze (* 1974), German comedian
- Janine Lindemulder (* 1968), American actress and porn actress
- Janine Micheau (1914–1976), French opera singer (soprano)
- Janine Partzsch (* 1982), German soccer player
- Janine Pietsch (* 1982), German swimmer
- Janine Steeger (* 1976), German television presenter
- Janine Strahl-Oesterreich (* 1959), German television presenter and author
- Janine Theisen (* 1980), German actress
- Janine Tippl (* 1982), German actress
- Janine Tischer (* 1984), German winter sports enthusiast
- Janine Turner (born 1962), American actress
- Janine Urbannek (* 1988), German handball player
- Janine Völker (* 1991), German volleyball player
- Janine R. Wedel (* 1957), American political scientist and anthropologist
- Janine Wilk (* 1977), German author
- Janine Wissler (* 1981), German politician (Die Linke), member of the Hessian state parliament
- Janine Wulz (* 1985), Austrian politician
- Janine van Wyk (* 1987), South African soccer player
Jeanine
- Jeanine Cicognini (* 1986), Swiss badminton player
- Jeanine van Dalen (* 1986), Dutch soccer player
- Jeanine Deckers (1933–1985), Belgian nun and singer
- Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (* 1973), Dutch politician (VVD)
- Jeanine Krock , German writer
- Jeanine Mason (* 1991), American actress
- Jeanine Meerapfel (* 1943), German-Argentinian director
- Jeanine Sontag (1925–1944), Polish-Jewish resistance fighter
- Jeanine Stoeten (* 1991), Dutch volleyball player
- Jeanine Rueff (1922–1999), French composer.
- Jeanine Tesori (* 1961), American composer and arranger
Jeannine
- Jeannine Altmeyer (* 1948), American opera singer (soprano)
- Jeannine Le Brun (1915–1977), German photographer
- Jeannine Burch (* 1968), Swiss actress
- Jeannine Davis-Kimball (1929–2017), American archaeologist
- Jeannine Gaspár (* 1992), German actress
- Jeannine Gmelin (* 1990), Swiss rower
- Jeannine Gramick (* 1942), American nun
- Jeannine Michaelsen (* 1981), German actress
- Jeannine C. Oppewall (* 1946), American film architect
- Jeannine Pflugradt (* 1973), German politician (SPD)
- Jeannine Prentner (* 1990), Austrian tennis player
- Jeannine Rösler (* 1970), German politician (Die Linke)
- Jeannine Rossi (* 1988), Austrian singer
- Jeannine Schiller (* 1944), Austrian media personality
- Jeannine Michèle Wacker (* 1989), Swiss actress