jane

noun
UK: /dʒeɪn/
US: /dʒeɪn/

  1. A girl's or woman's name.

    1. My friend Jane is very kind. [ ] [ ]
    2. Jane, a dedicated volunteer, spearheaded the community cleanup initiative. [ ] [ ]
jane noun

  1. A plain or ordinary woman or girl.

    1. She is just a plain jane. [ ] [ ]
    2. Despite her intelligence Jane felt like a plain jane compared to her glamorous sister. [ ] [ ]

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The phonetic transcription of "jane" is /dʒeɪn/ in British English and /dʒeɪn/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "jane": "My friend Jane is very kind.". More examples on the page.