Janne
Janne is a first name . Depending on the linguistic environment, he is male or female.
Origin and meaning
Janne is the Finnish form of the male given name Jan , which in turn has its origin in Johannes . It is also used as an abbreviation for the female first names Marianne or Johanna or Janina.
Well-known namesake
Male first name
- Janne Ahonen (* 1977), Finnish ski jumper
- Janne Happonen (* 1984), Finnish ski jumper
- Janne Hietanen (* 1978), Finnish soccer player
- Janne Korpi (* 1986), Finnish snowboarder
- Janne Kujala (* 1981), Finnish ice hockey player
- Janne Lahtela (* 1974), Finnish freestyle skier
- Janne Leskinen (* 1971), Finnish skier
- Janne Lundblad (1877–1940), Swedish dressage rider
- Janne Niinimaa (* 1975), Finnish ice hockey player
- Janne Ojanen (* 1968), Finnish ice hockey player
- Janne Ryynänen (* 1988), Finnish Nordic combined skier
- Janne Salmi (* 1969), Finnish orienteer
- Janne Wirman (* 1979), Finnish musician
Female first name
- Janne Drücker (* 1981), German actress
- Janne Furch (1915–1992), German actress and screenwriter
- Janne Haaland Matlary (* 1957), Norwegian political scientist and writer
- Janne Schäfer (* 1981), German swimmer
- Janne Teller (* 1964), Danish writer
- Janne Friederike Meyer (* 1981), German show jumper
Use in Germany
German civil status law sees Janne as a gender-neutral first name. Since the change in the German civil status law on November 1, 2013, an additional first name, which clearly defines the gender, is no longer necessary.