Janne is a common
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 ...
in the
Nordic countries
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. In
Denmark,
Norway and
Estonia it is considered a feminine name, while in
Sweden
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and
Finland it is considered masculine. In Sweden and Finland it is often used as a nickname for people with related (male) names such as
Jan,
Jean or
Johan.
The name's origins lie in the ancient
Hebrew names
Yohanah/
Yohanan (feminine/masculine), meaning "
Yahweh (
God) is gracious". The name spread to
Greece along with
Christianity, and became
Ioanna/
Ioannes. In the original, Greek version of the
Bible both
John the Baptist and
John the apostle are referred to as "Ioannes", and the feminine version of the name appears in "Ioanna, the wife of Chuza". The names then, through
Latin Vulgate, became
Joanna/
Johanna/
Johanne (feminine), and
Johannes (masculine).
As the names spread through
Europe along with Christianity, a number of simplified derivatives appeared, resulting in the large family of names to which Janne belongs:
Johanna,
John,
Jan,
Joan Joan may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters
*: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine
* Joan (surname)
Weather events
* Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multi ...
,
Jahn,
Johan,
Juan,
Jane,
Jean (male) and
Jean (female),
Jeanne,
Jonas,
Janusz,
Hannes,
Hans
Hans may refer to:
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* Hans (name), a masculine given name
* Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician
** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans
** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...
and so forth.
A selection of people carrying the name (or nickname):
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Janne Ahonen, Finnish ski jumper
*
Janne Aikala, Finnish schoolboy, murdered
*
Janne Blomqvist, Finnish freestyle swimmer
*
Jan "Janne" Boklöv, Swedish ski jumper
*
Janne Puurtinen known as "Burton". Finnish keyboardist member of
HIM
*
Janne Wirman, Finnish keyboardist, member of
Children of Bodom.
*
Janne Haaland Matlary, Norwegian politician and professor in international politics.
*
Janne Rønningen
Janne Rønningen (born 25 June 1969) is a Norwegian comedian and presenter.
Janne Rønningen mainly grew up in Stavern, Vestfold. Her father was a military officer, and the family also lived three years at Andøya while her father was stationed th ...
, Norwegian comedian and TV-presenter.
*
Janne Heiskanen, Finnish drummer, member of
Lovestone
*
Janne Korpi, Finnish snowboarder
*
Janne Mäkelä
Janne Mäkelä (born 23 July 1971) is a Finnish former footballer.
Mäkelä played 12 seasons in the Finnish premier division Veikkausliiga. 1996–1997 he played 8 matches for Raith Rovers in the Scottish Football League
The Scottish Foot ...
, Finnish footballer
*
Janne Niinimaa, Finnish ice hockey defenceman
*
Janne Nilsson, Swedish politician
*
Jan "Janne" Schaffer, Swedish guitarist
*
Johan "Janne" Ståhlberg, Finnish priest and the father of President
K. J. Ståhlberg
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Given names
Danish feminine given names
Estonian feminine given names
Finnish masculine given names
Norwegian feminine given names
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