Jaz
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Jaz
- A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine
- A diminutive of the female given name Janet or Janette
- 1995, Shena Mackay, The Orchard on Fire, Heinemann, published 1996, →ISBN, page 5:
- I know, from picking up the post from the hall in the mornings, that Jaz has a mother in Northumbria who thinks her daughter's name is Janette. That jaunty z is but a wedge of lemon stuck into a bottle of beer.
Polish
Etymology
From Polish jaz (“weir”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jas/
- Rhymes: -as
- Syllabification: Jaz
Declension
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