Jane
Plain first name
Jane is a common given name for women, so common it became generic—a plain Jane is an ordinary, unremarkable woman.
Jane Doe is the legal placeholder for an unidentified or anonymous woman, paralleling John Doe for men.
In older slang, a jane was any woman: Some jane called while you were out.
Feminine name, Carolina city
- EmilyLatin-origin feminine name
- AnneFemale name, Hebrew origin
- VictorianOf a prim era
- novelistWriter of prose narratives
Yorkshire · Wuthering Heights · governess · moors · parsonage · sisters · nineteenth-century · England
Pertaining to women
- classicOf lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- popularWidely admired by many
- timelessUnaffected by eras
given · forename · girl · baby · English · simple · plain · enduring
Of unknown origin
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- placeholderTemporary position marker
- legalPermitted by statute
forensic · victim · pseudonym · court · autopsy · missing · nameless · unclaimed
Regency courtship novel
- RegencyProxy rule period
- EmmaName suggesting wholeness
- DarcyEnglish surname, Norman origin
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
courtship · gentry · Mansfield Park · wit · irony · marriage · society · Northanger Abbey
One who sells sex
- streetwalkerOne who solicits outdoors
- clientOne who hires professionals
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
Charlotte
Feminine name, Carolina city
novelist · Yorkshire · Wuthering Heights · governess · moors · parsonage · sisters · nineteenth-century · England · Rochester
feminine
Pertaining to women
- classicOf lasting excellence
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
- popularWidely admired by many
timeless · given · forename · girl · baby · English · simple · plain · enduring · vintage
anonymous
Of unknown origin
- unidentifiedNot yet recognized
- unknownNot yet discovered
- placeholderTemporary position marker
legal · forensic · victim · pseudonym · court · autopsy · missing · nameless · unclaimed · generic
Pride and Prejudice
Regency courtship novel
manor · courtship · gentry · Mansfield Park · wit · irony · marriage · society · Northanger Abbey · Bath
prostitute
One who sells sex
- streetwalkerOne who solicits outdoors
- clientOne who hires professionals
- transactionExchange of goods/money
JaneAnastasia
Name meaning resurrection
Scheherazade · Persephone · Esmeralda · Tatiana · Valentina
- plain JaneUnremarkable-looking woman
- Jane DoePlaceholder for unknown woman
- Jane AustenRegency-era English novelist
- Jane Eyre
- Jane GoodallBritish primatologist, Gombe pioneer
- Jane Fonda