Janice is a feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
, an extended version of ''
Jane
Jane may refer to:
* Jane (given name), a feminine given name
* Jane (surname), related to the given name
Film and television
* ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd
* ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...
''. Jane is one of the feminine forms of ''
John
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Secon ...
'' in English, itself derived from the Hebrew ''
Yohanan Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning "YHWH :wikt:חנן, is gracious".
The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan (High Prie ...
'' ('Graced by god') or ''Yehohanan'' ('God is gracious').
List of people with the given name
Fictional characters
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Janice (''Chrono Cross''), a character in the video game ''Chrono Cross''
* Janice, the only female member of the
Electric Mayhem on ''The Muppet Show''
* Janice Emmons, a character in the 1990 ''
Peanuts
''Peanuts'' is a print syndication, syndicated daily strip, daily and Sunday strip, Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz. The strip's original run extended from 1950 to 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. ' ...
'' special ''
Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
''Why, Charlie Brown, Why?'' is the 33rd prime-time animated TV special based upon the comic strip ''Peanuts'' by Charles M. Schulz. It originally aired on March 16, 1990, and was also nominated for an Emmy. It is the first Charlie Brown special ...
''
* Janice of the Hurricane, a character in the video game ''
Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo''
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Janice Battersby
Janice Battersby (also Lee) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Vicky Entwistle, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 January 1997.
On 2 August 2010, i ...
, a character in the soap opera ''Coronation Street''
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Janice Garvey, a character in the sitcom ''Benidorm''
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Janice Goralnik
Various characters appeared in the sitcom ''Friends'' and its spin-off series ''Joey'', which respectively aired for ten seasons and two seasons on NBC from 1994 to 2006. ''Friends'' featured six main cast members: Rachel Green-Geller (Jennifer ...
, recurring character in the TV Show ''
Friends
''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...
''
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Janice Licalsi
Janice Licalsi (formerly Gennaro) is a fictional character portrayed by Amy Brenneman on the television series '' NYPD Blue''. She appeared in 18 episodes during the first two seasons of the show. The character was written out after technical ad ...
, a character in the television series ''NYPD Blue''
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Janice Lincoln
Janice Lincoln (also known as the Beetle, or otherwise Lady Beetle) is a supervillainess appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the sixth character to assume the Beetle alias, and the daughter of Tombstone.
Janice L ...
, a character and a super villainess in Marvel Comics
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Janice Rand
Janice Rand is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' during its first season, as well as three of the ''Star Trek'' films. She is the Captain's yeoman on board the USS ''Enter ...
, a character in the television series ''Star Trek: The Original Series''
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Janice Soprano
Janice Soprano Baccalieri is a fictional character on the HBO television drama series ''The Sopranos'' and in the film '' The Many Saints of Newark''. In ''The Sopranos'', Janice is portrayed by Aida Turturro who’s the eldest sibling of the ...
, a character in the television series ''The Sopranos''
* Janice Templeton, a character in the film ''
The Boss Baby
''The Boss Baby'' is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee, it was directed by Tom McGrath fr ...
''
See also
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Janis (disambiguation) Janis may refer to:
As a first name
*Janis Amatuzio (born 1950), American forensic pathologist
* Janis Antonovics (born 1942), Latvian-British-American biologist
* Janis Babson (1950–1961), Canadian child, organ donation
*Janis Carter (1913– ...
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Feminine given names