| Gender | Female | 
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew | 
| Meaning | "Yahweh is gracious/merciful" | 
| Region of origin | Worldwide | 
| Other names | |
| Related names | John, Jane | 
| Popularity | see popular names | 
Janey is a diminutive form of the feminine given name Jane.
People with this name
- Janey Buchan (1926–2012), Scottish Labour Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Glasgow
 - Janey Sevilla Callander (1846–1923), British theatre producer
 - Janey Canuck, pen name used by Emily Murphy (1868–1933), Canadian women's rights activist, jurist, and author
 - Janey Godley (born 1961), British stand-up comedian and writer
 - Janey Gohl (born 1956), beauty queen from St. Cloud, Minnesota, competed in the Miss USA pageant
 - Janey Lee Grace, (born 1960), British based singer, author, television presenter and radio disc jockey
 - Janey Ironside (1919–1979), former professor of fashion at the Royal College of Arts, London
 - Janey Jacké (born 1992), Dutch drag queen and performer
 - Janey Scott Lewin, pen name of Roberta Leigh (1926–2014), British author and artist
 
Fictional character
- Brainy Janey, nickname of Mary Jane Watson in Marvel comic books
 - Janey Powell, friend of Lisa Simpson and recurring character in The Simpsons
 - Janey Harper, the middle child and only daughter of Ben Harper (My Family) and Susan Harper in the BBC sitcom My Family
 
See also
- Janey, Virginia, a community in the United States
 - Janey Slaughter Briscoe Grand Opera House, historic theater in Uvalde, Texas
 - Janey III or USS Onyx (PYc-5), diesel coastal patrol yacht of the United States Navy during World War II
 - Truth and Janey, American rock band from Iowa
 - Jane (disambiguation)
 - Janney (disambiguation)
 
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