![]() Marion Davies portrayed Janice Meredith in the 1924 film. | |
Gender | Female |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew |
Meaning | God is gracious |
Other names | |
Related names | Jane, Janiche, Janicke, Janike, Janikke, Jannice, Janniche, Jannike, Jannikke, Janeese, Janis, Janise, Jeanice |
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] Janice Meredith was a 1924 silent film based on the novel by Ford and the 1900 stage play A Colonial Girl. Janis is a spelling variant.