Janelle

English

Alternative forms

• Janel
• Jenelle

Etymology 1

From Jane +‎ -elle, q.v.

Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.

Proper noun

Janelle

1. A female given name.
   • 2007, Gail Herman, Everybody Hates Romeo and Juliet, →ISBN, page 32:

     That must be her name. Janelle Waters. It sounded smooth as silk. Sweet as honey.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Janelle.

Proper noun

Janelle (plural Janelles)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Janelle is the 34110^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 666 individuals. Janelle is most common among White (92.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Janelle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 242.