Jean
See also: jean
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
The female given name is from a Middle English feminine form of John (sometimes considered Scottish), from Old French Jehane. The male given name is likely from or influenced by French Jean.
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Proper nounEdit
Jean
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- 1788, Robert Burns, Of A' the Airts the Wind Can Blaw:
- There's not a bonnie flower that springs / By fountain, shaw, or green, / There's not a bonnie bird that sings / But minds me o' my Jean.
- 1866, Louisa May Alcott, Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power, Chapter II
- Isn't Jean a pretty name?" "Not bad; but why don't you call her Miss Muir?" "She begged me not. She hates it, and loves to be called Jean, alone."
- 1972, Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, Knopf, 1972, page 67
- He was trying to think of her name; she had come to cook him dinner twice last spring. Jean, maybe. Or Betty. One of these plain names.}}
- 1788, Robert Burns, Of A' the Airts the Wind Can Blaw:
- A male given name from Hebrew
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Nevada
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CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From English Jean, from a Middle English feminine form of John, from Old French Jehane.
Proper nounEdit
Jean
- a female given name from Hebrew
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French Jehan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jean m
- John (biblical character).
- John (book of the Bible).
- A male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John, traditionally very popular in France, also common as the first part of hyphenated given names.
- A patronymic surname.
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LimburgishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jean m
- A male given name.
InflectionEdit
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Jean | Jeane | Jeanke | Jeankes |
| Genitive | Jeans | Jeane | Jeankes | Jeankes |
| Locative | Jeanese | Jeaneser | Jeaneske | Jeaneskes |
| Dative* | Jeanem | Jeanemer | Jeanemske | Jeanemskes |
| Accusative* | Jean | Jeane | Jeanke | Jeankes |
- The dative and accusative are obsolete nowadays, use the nominative instead.
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NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French Jehan, from Latin Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).
Proper nounEdit
Jean m
- A male given name, equivalent to French Jean or English John.
- John (biblical character).
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PortugueseEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French Jean. Doublet of João, Ivan, Ian, Ruan, and Geovane.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jean m
- A male given name from French