Jaz

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See also: jaz, jaź, and jáz

English[edit]

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Jaz

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine
  2. 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Polish jaz (weir).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /jas/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: Jaz

Proper noun[edit]

Jaz m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Jaz f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname