Jehan
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French Jehan, ultimately from Latin Iohannes.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jehan m
- A male given name of historical usage
Related terms edit
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French Jehan, from Latin Iohannes.
Proper noun edit
Jehan m
- a male given name, alternative form of Iehan
Descendants edit
- French: Jean
Old French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *Jeanes, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”). The initial -e- stem is a problematic/unusual change from Latin -o- in its morphological environment. The expected regular form leads to the alternative form Johan, that would into non-existent Modern French **Joan.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Jehan m (nominative singular Jehans)
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
Derived terms edit
- Jehanne (feminine)