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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Medieval Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Literature
Meaning & History
Medieval Dutch pet form of Jan 1 and Janne 2, as the Germanic element man has been used as a suffix for pet forms of both masculine and feminine names since the 7th century AD.In modern times, the name Janneman is strictly masculine. This is due to a very strong association with Janneman Robinson, the Dutch name for Christopher Robin, a character from the stories about Winnie-the-Pooh written by A. A. Milne (1882-1956).