Janis

Two-syllable feminine name

Janis is a given name, typically feminine, of Latvian origin or used as a variant of Jane or Janice.

The name gained cultural prominence through singer Janis Joplin: My parents named me Janis after the blues singer.

singer

blues

Mournful American music genre

Woodstock · festival · performance · soulful · concert · album · singer · microphone · stage · guitar

sixties

hippie

Sixties counterculture member

free love · protest · bohemian · Summer of Love · Haight-Ashbury · San Francisco · beatnik · commune · peace · folk

iconic

legendary

Famous beyond ordinary measure

timeless · emblematic · unforgettable · definitive · quintessential · archetypal · monumental · groundbreaking · 27 Club · posthumous

emotive

heartache

Deep emotional distress

anguish · yearning · sorrow · powerful · expressive · emotional · fervor · depth · melancholy · grief

name

Janice

English feminine given name

  • JanetDiminutive of Jane
  • JaneFemale given name
  • JoanTraditional English feminine name

Janelle · Jenna · Jacqueline · Julia · Jillian · Josephine · Jocelyn · Juliette · Jolene · Judy

Categories
Opposites
MUSICAL/CULTURAL PERSONA (via Janis Joplin)

JanisKaren Carpenter

Doris Day · Olivia Newton-John · Pat Boone · Marie Osmond · Julie Andrews

name gender associations

JanisJohn

Common male name

James · Robert · William · Michael · David

countercultural positioning

JanisPat Nixon

Nancy Reagan · Barbara Bush · Donna Reed

Phrases
Family

Janus, janitor, janitorial, January

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G