Given name

Mary Jane

Mary Jane is a feminine given name.

Original SpanishMaría Juana

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Mary Jane comes from Spanish.

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How it developed

From Spanish María.

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Mary Jane’s family of names

In English usage, Mary Jane has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Maria Joana. In English usage, Mary Jane has a conventional equivalent in the French form MARIE-JEANNE. In English usage, Mary Jane has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form María Juana.

Walk Mary Jane’s family in the name graph

Mary JaneMaryjaneMarie-JeanneMaría JuanaMaria JoanaMaría Xoana

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Mary Jane has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.

Spanish

Spanishwhere Mary Jane comes from · 1 name

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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