THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Janine
Janine is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Janine Tugonon, Janine Gutierrez. This snapshot links the name to 6 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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EnglishEtymology & source
From French Janine and Jeannine under influence from Jane, from Jeanne + -ine, q.v. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jen, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna.
A female given name from French.
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People with the name Janine
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Janine Gutierrez
Filipina actress
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Janine Tugonon
Miss Universe-Philippines 2012
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
6
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Janine Tugonon, Janine Gutierrez
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Janine in the birth records
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Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Janine
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Janice♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Janina♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Janne♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Jenine♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jaime♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jamie♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jamile♂♀Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Jane♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
What rhymes with Janine?
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Explore Janine further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q19689450 — Janine (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Janine Tugonon (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19689450 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Janine Gutierrez (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19689450 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Janine (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.