📖 Über Janet
Janet ist eine schottische und englische Verkleinerungsform von Jane, mit Wurzeln im hebräischen 'Yochanan', was 'Gott ist gnädig' bedeutet. Der Name hat starke mittelalterliche schottische Wurzeln und war in der Mitte des 20. Jahrhunderts in der englischsprachigen Welt weit verbreitet. Er teilt keltische Verbindungen mit dem irischen Namen Sinéad.
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⭐ Berühmte Persönlichkeiten
- Janet Jackson — American singer, songwriter, actress and pop icon whose albums like Control and Rhythm Nation 1814 made her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
- Janet Leigh — American actress and Hollywood Golden Age star, best remembered for her iconic role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), for which she received an Academy Award nomination.
- Janet Frame — New Zealand author regarded as one of the greatest literary figures of the Southern Hemisphere, known for her autobiographical trilogy and novels exploring identity and mental illness.
- Janet Yellen — American economist who served as the 15th Chair of the Federal Reserve and later became the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
- Janet Street-Porter — British journalist, broadcaster and media personality, known for her outspoken commentary and long career spanning television, radio and print journalism.