[Facts] Janyse - form of Janice?
After reading about the kids show Salty's Lighthouse which uses some footage from Tugs, I've read that the gulls Sophie and Sadie were voiced by Janyse Jaud, but I can't find Janyse in the J section. Is the name some form of Janice and if so, what form is it? The gulls were my favourite characters on the show when I saw it in about 2001 when flicking through the channels one Sunday morning and on Channel 4 came Tugs, but I was disappointed that it wasn't the actual Tugs episodes from when I was a boy.
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I'm not sure what you are asking in terms of "what form is it". It seems like a fairly straightforward spelling variation of Janice to me. The Wikipedia page for the actress seems to say it's pronounced as "jah-NIECE" rather than "JAN-iss", so one could think of it as a blend between Janice and names like Denise.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janyse_Jaud#Early_life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janyse_Jaud#Early_life