Jaz

See also: jaz

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Jaz

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Jasmine, 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.

Polish

Etymology

From Polish jaz (weir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jas/

Proper noun

Jaz m pers or f

  1. A masculine surname.
  2. A feminine surname.

Declension

Masculine surname:

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.