Jane

Medieval English form of Jehanne [1] [2] , an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see John). This became the most common feminine form of John in the 17th century, surpassing Joan . In the first half of the 20th century Joan once again overtook Jane for a few decades in both the United States and the United Kingdom.Famous bearers include the uncrowned English queen Lady Jane Grey (1536-1554), who ruled for only nine days, British novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817), who wrote Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, British primatologist Jane Goodall (1934-2025), and American actress Jane Fonda (1937-). This is also the name of the central character in Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847), which tells of Jane's sad childhood and her relationship with Edward Rochester.

classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome refined simple serious

1. Withycombe, Elizabeth Gidley. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford, 1945, page 77.
2. Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford, 1990, page 172.

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