It has always been Janet = Jane = Jean = Jessie I've been researching in Scotland for over 30 years & have seen examples of this in Parish, Census & other records. BonnieB Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Janet and Jane On 12/08/2010 08:00, Kay wrote: > "Janet" and "Jane" are interchangeable. > ** Perhaps in some circumstances, as Janet was originally the pet form, or diminutive, of Jane, but in recent centuries, Jane and Jean are the same, and Jessie, sometimes Jess, is the familiar form of Janet. The Oxford Book of English Christian Names says in its article on Janet " It is now chiefly used in Scotland and is generally given as an independent name sometimes in the diminutive forn Netta or Nettie. In an article on Jessie, it says "A Scottish diminutive of Janet, now often used as an independent name". Gordon.

Don't forget the occasional Nettie! The Gaelic form of Janet is also Seonaid (pronounced Shon-ij). Chris -------------------------------------------------- From: "Yvonne Bean" <ykb@gil.com.au> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:54 AM To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Janet and Jane > It has always been Janet = Jane = Jean = Jessie > > I've been researching in Scotland for over 30 years & have seen examples > of > this in Parish, Census & other records. > > BonnieB > > Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] Janet and Jane > > On 12/08/2010 08:00, Kay wrote: >> "Janet" and "Jane" are interchangeable. >> > ** Perhaps in some circumstances, as Janet was originally the pet form, or > diminutive, of Jane, but in recent centuries, Jane and Jean are the same, > and Jessie, sometimes Jess, is the familiar form of Janet. The Oxford Book > of English Christian Names says in its article on Janet " > It is now chiefly used in Scotland and is generally given as an > independent > name sometimes in the diminutive forn Netta or Nettie. In an article on > Jessie, it says "A Scottish diminutive of Janet, now often used as an > independent name". > Gordon. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message