Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Janiyah

Janiyah is a modern coinage; a name created in the United States. As is often the case with newly invented names, parents are generally trying to produce certain original and appealing sounds. Linguistically speaking, Janiyah is a made-up name and therefore has no roots in any language including English. There is no meaning for this name.

All About the Baby Name – Janiyah

Personality

OF THE GIRL NAME JANIYAH

The number Five personality loves the excitement of life and can easily adapt to all situations. As natural adventurers, these personalities thrive on the new and unexpected and prefer to be in constant motion. It makes them feel alive. They'll stir up some action if there's not enough around, and as inherent risk-takers they enjoy pushing the envelope. Naturally rebellious, the Five personality has no fear and never resists change.  Traveling and new experiences feed their souls. Fives are very social and attract friends with ease. People love to be around the Five fun-loving and exciting energy.  This is also a lucky number in numerology (like the Threes), so fortune seems to shine on them, helped along by their own optimism and good-nature. Fives have a quick wit, a cerebral mind, and are generally very persuasive. 

Popularity

OF THE GIRL NAME JANIYAH

It appears as if Janiyah originated out of the state of Mississippi. There are now several female names on the U.S. charts featuring this “-iyah” suffix. Aniyah, Amiyah, Jaliyah, Kaliyah, Maliyah, Samiyah, Saniyah, Taliyah, Taniyah and Zaniyah are other examples just to make your head spin. We suspect that the pretty sounding names Mariah and/or Aaliyah helped influence this “i(y)ah” trend which is mostly present in the African-American community (although not exclusively). The naming practice and style of making up names has certainly been adopted by all other ethnic groups as well. Janiyah is another example of this. A unique creation for a pretty sound.

Quick Facts

ON JANIYAH

GENDER:

Girl

ORIGIN:

African-American

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

3

RANKING POPULARITY:

477

PRONUNCIATION:

jah-NYE-ә

SIMPLE MEANING:

No meaning

Characteristics

OF JANIYAH

Freedom-loving

Adventurous

Adaptable

Intellectual

Easygoing

Progressive

Sensual

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Janiyah

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME JANIYAH

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Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME JANIYAH

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Popular Songs

ON JANIYAH

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Famous People

NAMED JANIYAH

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Children of Famous People

NAMED JANIYAH

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Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME JANIYAH

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