Janis is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Janis thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Janis is a variant of Johanna or Johannes and a form of Janice.
Janis means “Yahweh is gracious” and “Yahweh is merciful” (from Hebrew “yo/יֹו”, abbreviation of “yeho/יְהוֹ” = referring to the Hebrew God + “ḥanán/חָנַן” = to show favor/to be gracious).
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