Janice (given name)

Janice
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	God is gracious
Other names
Related names	Jane, Janiche, Janicke, Janike, Janikke, Jannice, Janniche, Jannike, Jannikke, Janeese, Janise

Janice is a feminine given name, an extended version of Jane. Jane is one of the feminine forms of John in English. The meaning of "Janice" is "God is gracious" (from the Hebrew). Notable people with the name include:

Janice Acoose (born 1954), Canadian writer, filmmaker and professor of indigenous literature in Saskatchewan
Janice Adair (1905–1996), British actress
Janice Alatoa (born 1988), Vanuatuan sprinter
Janice Merrill Allred (born 1947), American theologian
Janice Argyle, English karateka
Janice Arnold-Jones (born 1952), American politician
Janice Atkinson (born 1962), English politician
Janice Baird, American opera singer
Janice R. Bellace, American academic
Janice Bernard (born 1958), Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
Janice Biala (1903–2000), American artist
Janice Blackie-Goodine, set decorator
Janice Boddy, Canadian anthropologist
Janice Bolland (born 1966), American cyclist
Janice Bowling (born 1947), American politician
Janice Lawrence Braxton (born 1962), American women's basketball player
Janice Bremner (born 1974), Canadian synchronized swimmer
Janice Rogers Brown (born 1949), American judge
Janice Burgess, American television producer
Janice Burton (born 1958), British Paralympic swimmer
Janice Carroll (1932–1993), American actress
Janice Cayman (born 1988), Belgian women's footballer
Janice Chapman (born 1938), Australian opera singer
Janice Charette, Canadian diplomat
Janice Chiang (born 1955), American comics artist
Janice E. Clements, American molecular biologist and virologist
Janice Cole, American lawyer
Janice Connolly (born 1954), British actress and comedian
Janice Cooke, American television director and producer
Janice Cooper, American politician
Janice Cooper (athlete) (1940–2002), Australian high jumper
Janice Cowan, Canadian writer
Janice Crosio (born 1939), Australian politician
Janice Shaw Crouse, American educator
Janice E. Cuny, American computer scientist
Janice Dean (born 1970), Canadian television meteorologist and writer
Janice de Belen (born 1968), Filipino actress, model and television host
Janice Dickinson (born 1955), American model, photographer, writer and talent agent
Janice Douglas (born 1943), American physician
Janice Eberly (born c. 1964), American economist
Janice Eidus, American writer
Janice Elliott (1931–1995), English writer and journalist
Janice Erlbaum, American writer and poet
Janice Felty, American opera singer
Janice Ferri Esser, American writer
Janice Filmon, Canadian politician
Janice Fisher, American politician
Janice Francis, British karateka
Janice Moore Fuller (born 1951), American poet and playwright
Janice Gaines (born 1981), American singer-songwriter
Janice Galloway (born 1955), Scottish writer
Janice Giegler, American politician
Janice N. Harrington, American poet and writer
Janice Holt Giles (1905–1979), American writer
Janice Giteck (born 1946), American classical composer
Janice Gould (born 1949), American poet
Janice Gower, English bowls player
Janice Gregory (born 1955), Welsh politician
Janice Grube (born 1971), American singer-songwriter
Janice Hadlow (born 1957), British television executive
Janice Hahn (born 1952), American politician
Janice Hally (born 1959), Scottish writer, screenwriter and playwright
Janice Hammond, American economist
Janice Harsanyi (1929–2007), American opera singer
Janice Hart (born 1955), American politician
Janice M. Holder (born 1949), American judge
Janice Bryant Howroyd (born 1952), American businesswoman
Janice Huff (born 1960), American television meteorologist
Janice Riggle Huie (born 1946), American United Methodist bishop
Janice L. Jacobs (born 1946), American diplomat
Janice Jordan (born 1964), American activist
Janice Josephs (born 1982), South African heptathlete and long jumper
Janice Kaplan, American writer, magazine editor and television producer
Janice Karman (born 1954), American film producer, record producer, singer and voice actress
Janice Kavander (born 1994), Swedish singer
Janice Kawaye (born 1970), American voice actress
Janice Kulyk Keefer (born 1952), Canadian writer and poet
Janice Kent, American actress
Janice Kerbel (born 1969), Canadian artist
Janice Kim (born 1969), American Go player and writer
Janice Kluge, American sculptor
Janice Knickrehm (1925–2013), American actress
Janice Koh, Singaporean actress
Janice LaMarre, Canadian classical violinist
Janice Lachance, American chief executive
Janice Laking, Canadian politician
Janice Langbehn (born 1968), American activist
Janice Law, American writer
Janice Lawton, British Paralympic athlete
Janice Y. K. Lee, Hong Kong-born American writer
Janice leMaistre, Canadian judge
Janice H. Levin (1913–2001), American philanthropist and art collector
Janice Loeb (1902–1996), American cinematographer, screenwriter, film director and producer
Janice Logan (1915–1965), American actress
Janice Long (born 1955), English radio broadcaster
Janice Lourie (born 1930), American computer scientist and graphic artist
Janice Lowry (1946–2009), American artist
Janice Lynde (born 1948), American actress
Janice MacDonald (born 1959), Canadian writer
Janice MacKinnon (born 1947), Canadian historian and politician
Janice Man (born 1988), Hong Kong actress and fashion model
Janice Marturano (born 1957), American writer
Janice Mason (born 1959), Canadian rower
Janice McCaffrey (born 1959), Canadian racewalker
Janice McClain, American singer
Janice McGeachin (born 1963), American politician
Janice McKenzie, English actress
Janice Meek (born 1944), British rower
Janice Metcalf (born 1952), American tennis player
Janice Miller, American singer
Janice Min (born 1969), American editor and writer
Janice Mirikitani (born 1941), American poet and activist
Janice Monk (born 1937), Australian-American geographer
Janice Moodie (born 1973), Scottish golfer
Janice Morley-Lecomte, Canadian politician
Janice Moses, Trinidad and Tobago women cricketer
Janice Munt (born 1955), Australian politician
Janice Murray (disambiguation), multiple people
Janice Nadeau (born 1977), Canadian illustrator, art director and animation director
Janice O'Hara (1918–2001), American baseball player
Janice Olivencia (born 1982), Puerto Rican golfer
Janice Pariat, Indian poet and writer
Janice Parker (born 1937), Australian women cricketer
Janice Pauls (1952–2017), American politician
Janice L. Peaslee (born 1935), American politician
Janice Pendarvis, American singer
Janice Pennington (born 1942), American model
Janice Pereira, British Virgin Islands judge
Janice Kapp Perry (born 1938), American songwriter
Janice Petersen (born 1977), Australian television presenter
Janice Pottker, American writer
Janice Prishwalko, American model and television personality
Janice Race, American comic book editor
Janice Radway (born 1949), American literary critic
Janice Rankin (born 1972), Scottish curler
Janice Raymond (born 1943), American writer and activist
Janice Rebibo (1950–2015), American-born Israeli poet
Janice Redish, American writer
Janice Reid (born 1947), Australian academic
Janice Robinson (born 1967), American singer
Janice Robinson (trombonist) (born 1951), American jazz trombonist
Janice Romary (1927–2007), American fencer
Janice Rule (1931–2003), American actress
Janice Rymer, British gynaecologist
Janice Sarich (born 1958), Canadian politician
Janice Scroggins (1955–2014), American jazz pianist
Janice Seamon-Molson, American bridge player
Janice Jordan Shefelman, American writer
Janice Sherry, Canadian politician
Janice Stead (born 1940), New Zealand women cricketer
Janice Stein (born 1943), Canadian academic
Janice Stork, American politician and businesswoman
Janice Tanaka, American artist
Janice Tanton (born 1961), Canadian artist
Janice Teixeira (born 1962), Brazilian sport shooter
Janice Torre (1914–1985), American songwriter and lyricist
Janice Trombly (born 1957), American handball player
Janice Turner, British journalist
Janice May Udry (born 1928), American writer
JaNice Van Ness, American politician
Janice Vidal (born 1982), Hong Kong singer
Janice E. Voss (1956–2012), American astronaut
Janice Walsh (born 1961), Irish women cricketer
Janice Weber (born 1950), American pianist and writer
Janice Urnstein Weissman (born 1944), American painter
Janice Whaley, American singer-songwriter
Janice Whitby (born 1950), Canadian-born American actress
Janice Willett, British television producer
Janice Savin Williams, American businesswoman
Janice Woods Windle (born 1938), American writer
Janice Wong (born 1983), Singaporean pastry chef
Janice Wright-Cheney, Canadian textile artist
Janice Wu (born 1992), Chinese actress

Fictional characters

Janice (Chrono Cross), a character in the video game Chrono Cross
Janice, the only female member of the Electric Mayhem on The Muppet Show
Janice Emmons, a character in the Peanuts special Why, Charlie Brown, Why?
Janice of the Hurricane, a character in the video game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami o Tsugu Shōjo
Janice Battersby, a character in the soap opera Coronation Street
Janice Garvey, a character in the sitcom Benidorm
Janice Goralnik, recurring character in the TV Show Friends
Janice Licalsi, a character in the television series NYPD Blue
Janice Lincoln, a character and a super villainess in Marvel Comics
Janice Rand, a character in the television series Star Trek: The Original Series
Janice Soprano, a character in the television series The Sopranos
Janice Templeton, a character in the film The Boss Baby

Fictional characters

See also