Janet Jackson is Pregnant

Finally, six months after Janet Jackson announced that she was putting her tour off to start a family, she has officially acknowledged the pregnancy. The 50-year-old confirmed it in an exclusive interview with People magazine with her baby bump on display.

However, before the announcement to the magazine, the closest Janet came to talking about the matter in public was naming a single – Dammn Baby.

This will be Jackson’s first child with her third husband – Wissam Al Mana, 41. The couple has been married since 2012 and can’t wait to welcome the new addition to the family.

Janet Damita Jo Jackson has been an American singer, dancer, songwriter and actress for many years. She is well-known for being sexually provocative and socially conscious for more than 30 years. In fact, as the youngest child in the Jackson family, she started her career on her family's show – The Jacksons.

The feminine name Janet is the medieval diminutive of Jane, which is the Medieval English version of Jehanne. Jehanne was the Old French feminine version of Iohannes or John, which was taken from the Hebrew name Yochanan that means “Yahweh is gracious”. While others believe that the name means “Little Joan” and is a variation of Jeanette or Jeanne. These names are modern French version of the name Jehanne, which is also another feminine version of John.

The name Jane surpassed Joan, as the most common feminine version of John back in the 17th century. In fact, Joan of Arc is well-known as Jeanne d’Arc in France.