Janai

juh-NIE; juh-NAY

Hebrew, Variation of Janae, Hindi

"God answers; god is gracious; sacred threat"

Janai Origin and Meaning

The name Janai is a girl's name meaning "God answers; god is gracious; sacred threat".

Janai is a traditionally masculine Hebrew name, however it could equally be used as an alternative spelling to Janae, an elaboration of the classic Jane.

Also the name of a festival observed by Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains, Janai can mean "sacred thread", in reference to the sacred cotton threads worn by men who have completed the necessary religious ceremony. The changing of these threads is celebrated annually.

As a feminine name, Janai appears in the animated series, The Dragon Prince .