Janelle (given names)

Janelle, Janell, and Janel are feminine given names, variant of Jane which derives from the Greek name Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs), derived from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן (Yochanan), meaning "God is merciful". Other origin of the name is Jennifer, which Janelle can derivate, meaning the "fair one".

• Janelle Atkinson (born 1982), Jamaican swimmer
• Janelle Billingslea (born 1980s), American runner
• Janelle Casanave (born 1981/82), contestant on The Real World: Key West
• Janelle Commissiong (born 1953), Trinidad-and-Tobago-born beauty contestant
• Janelle Fullbright (1945–2016), Cherokee politician and educator
• Janelle Jamer (born 1983), Philippine actress
• Janelle James, American comedian, writer, and actress
• Janelle Johnson (1923–1995), American film actress
• Janelle Johnson (died 1983), American murder victim and formerly missing person
• Janelle Lawson (born 1987), Australian netball player
• Janelle Monáe (born 1985), American musician
• Janelle Patton (1972/73–2002), Australian murder victim
• Janelle Pierzina (born 1980), contestant on the U.S. reality show Big Brother
• Janelle Poole, Australian politician
• Janelle Quintana (born 1989), Philippine actress
• Janelle Redhead (born 1989), Grenadian runner
• Janelle Saffin (born 1954), Australian politician
• Janelle Taylor (born 1944), American author

• Janell Burse (born 1979), American professional basketball player
• Janell Cannon (born 1957), American children's writer and illustrator
• Janell Moon, American author of spiritual non-fiction and poetry
• Janell Smith (1947–2020), American Olympic sprinter
• Janell Wheeler (born 1985), American musician among American Idol semi-finalists
• Janell Shirtcliff (born 1982 or 1983), American filmmaker, photographer, and music video director

• Janel Bishop (born 1970s), beauty queen from Manchester, New Hampshire, who won the 1991 Miss Teen USA title
• Janel Brandtjen, American politician
• Janel Jorgensen (born 1971), former butterfly swimmer from the United States
• Janel McCarville (born 1982), American professional basketball player
• Janel Moloney, American actress
• Janel Parrish (born 1988), American actress

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