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"A name that gives thanks sends a dual message to a child: it’s a reminder to be grateful and appreciate the good in life, and that the child herself is a blessing to his or her family."
Jeannie is a feminine name and a petform of Jeanne, a variant form of Jechonan (יוחנן). It is ultimately originated from the Hebrew masculine name (יְהוֹחָנָן) Jehohanan or (יוֹחָנָן) Yohanan meaning 'God is gracious' or 'The Lord gives mercy'. Jeannie may be a nickname of Jeannette. Jeannie means 'God is gracious'.
The name Shanice rose to popularity in the United States in the 1990s, likely spurred on by the rise of the singer Shanice Wilson. [3] In 1992, it was the 162nd most popular name for girls, with 1,859 births. [4]
This Greek name is a feminine form of the Greek Iōannēs (Ἰωάννης), [7] which is in turn a shortened form of the Hebrew Johanan [8] (יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānān, a shortened form of יְהוֹחָנָן Yəhôḥānān), meaning 'God is gracious', and origin of the masculine name John and its cognates. [citation needed]
Siana or Sianna is a feminine given name with multiple meanings and pronunciations. Sianna is a minor celtic goddess of hunt. The name is also a diminutive of Siân, the Welsh form of Jane and means "God is gracious." [1] Siana means "the plentiful springs" in the Maasai language. [2] It is also a name used by Sikhs in India meaning "wise."
Janice is a modern feminine given name, an extended version of Jane, an English feminine form of John which is itself derived from the Hebrew Yohanan, meaning ('Graced by god') or Yehohanan ('God is gracious'). The name Janice was first used by American author Paul Leicester Ford for the heroine of the 1899 novel Janice Meredith. [1]
Some of these figures — Adonis, Orion, Athena — have lived on not only through stories but also through the generations of young children bearing their names.
The name can be interpreted as "mother of the river" or "meaning "queen of the seas" [1] In Cantabria it is the feminine form of Jano, a Celtic god based on the Roman Janus (see also xana of Asturias) an old Catalan name; In Hebrew (Hebrew: חַנָּה), Jana is a shortening of means "God is gracious" [2]