First names in Hebrew

First name Janice: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יוחנן

Gematria value: 124

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Janice is written יוחנן

Janice is an English name derived from Jane, feminine of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Janice mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Janice is an English name derived from Jane, the feminine of John. It was made popular at the end of the 19th century by an American novel, then spread throughout the English-speaking world. Through John, it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace".

Gematria

Janice = 124

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יוחנן has 5 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total124

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Janice, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Janice, in nine pages

• Janice, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Janice
• Janice, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Janice in three answers

How do you write Janice in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Janice is written יוחנן. Janice is an English name derived from Jane, feminine of John, from Yochanan, יוחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Janice?
Written יוחנן, Janice is worth 124: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Janice mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Janice is an English name derived from Jane, the feminine of John. It was made popular at the end of the 19th century by an American novel, then spread throughout the English-speaking world. Through John, it goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, "God has shown grace".