My Name is Jane Collins

MY NAME IS JANE COLLINS AND I AM A LITIGATION LAWYER FOR THE UK GOVERNMENT. I LIVE IN LONDON AND COME FROM A SMALL FARM IN NEW ZEALAND, SO I’M A LONG WAY FROM HOME!

My mum wanted a one syllable name that people wouldn’t then shorten into a nickname. Dad wasn’t sure because he had a horse called Jane. I get called 'Janeo' so no one really won that battle. I’ve never wanted to be called anything else, I love my name.

The best thing about being a Jane is that I get to share the same name as my all-time favourite heroine Jane Eyre and fave author Jane Austen. I also like having songs around like ‘Janie’s Got A Gun’.

The worst thing is that it rhymes with plain!! Argh.

I agreed to be part of this project because of Jane Birkin… and it sounded fun! I know about three to four other Janes. Not that many thank goodness, I wouldn’t want to share it.

A year ago I turned up to a party in London wearing the identical outfit as another Jane in the room. We not only looked similar but we also used to work for the same company back home. A bizarre moment!

I’m not plain Jane I’m Janeo Insaneo.

"A year ago I turned up to a party in London wearing the identical outfit as another Jane in the room. We not only looked similar but we also used to work for the same company back home."

"A year ago I turned up to a party in London wearing the identical outfit as another Jane in the room. We not only looked similar but we also used to work for the same company back home."

Born

1986

Hometown

London,
United Kingdom

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