Jaz
See also: 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 (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.
- 1995, Shena Mackay, The Orchard on Fire, Heinemann (1996), →ISBN, page 5:
Polish
Etymology
From Polish jaz (“weir”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Jaz m pers or f
Declension
Masculine surname:
Declension of Jaz
The feminine surname is indeclinable.