English Online Dictionary. What means jane? What does jane mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒeɪn/
- Rhymes: -eɪn
- Homophone: Jain
Etymology 1
From Old French Jannes (“Genoway”).
Noun
jane (plural janes)
- (obsolete) A silver Genovese coin, first used in England in the 14th century.
- 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Rime of Sire Thopas, The Canterbury Tales, 1793, A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume 1, page 124,
- His robe was of chekelatoun, / That coste many a jane.
- 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Rime of Sire Thopas, The Canterbury Tales, 1793, A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain, Volume 1, page 124,
Etymology 2
Alternative forms.
Noun
jane (plural janes)
- Alternative letter-case form of Jane, a woman.
- Alternative spelling of jean
- A female client of a prostitute.
Anagrams
- Jaen, Jaén, Jean, Jena, jean
Japanese
Romanization
jane
- Rōmaji transcription of じゃね
Pali
Alternative forms
Noun
jane
- locative singular of jana
- accusative plural of jana