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GEEGEE
Lv 7
GEEGEE asked in Pregnancy & ParentingBaby Names · 1 decade ago

A name that I like is Janis or Janice as a first name?

Too dated and you picture a middle aged lady?

NN would be Jan, or Jany.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I like Janis because it is diff spelling and it sounds like a classic name.

  • geegee
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Janis better than Janice, and I too make the Janis Joplin connection.

    Jan is cute but isn't that one of the girls from the Brady Bunch? She could have been a Janet I suppose, but Jan is cute.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Janis reminds me of Janis Joplin, but then I'm from another generation. With the names that are popular now, Janis sounds downright fresh!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It sounds kind of old lady-ish , but not as bad as Phyllis or Gertrude!

    Janis is more modern looking than Janice though.

  • Janice is better in my opinion. I'm 26 and I know a couple of Janices around my age, so not just an old lady name.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I don't really like it...I picture this annoying little girl, lol. (I knew a Janice)

    But if you really like it, I would make it Janice. Janis doesn't look right, she would definitely get teased (if you see what I'm saying).

    What about Genevieve?

    xx

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Janis is a newer nicer spelling. I like it.

  • lisilu
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Yeah it is kind of old sounding. However it is a lot better than some of the made up and trendy names out there today. She will be the only one in her class.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Beautiful either way! I think it spelling just has to do with the origin.

    My named is spelled mostly with a "U"; but a few days ago I learned the in Brazil it is spelled with an "I", learn something new every day!

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes. But how about Michaele or Janette?

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