What does Jean mean?

Jean means "Yahweh is gracious"

How do we pronounce Jean?

Jean \jea(n), je-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Jean is sometimes used as a girl name name. Its pronunciation is JHAAN 1.

1 English pronunciation for Jean: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Jean?

Jean is used predominantly in the French language and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name is derived from Jehan (Old French) via Iohannes (Latinized); these are also the source forms of the name John. See Jean meaning for more info. Jean is a variant of the name baby name John (English and Hebrew) in the French language. meaning of Jeane, Jeanne meaning and origin, short names for Jeannie, Jeanot name popularity, short names for Jeen, and baby name Jene are variants of Jean. Other variants of Jean include the diminutive forms short names for Janic (Breton and French), Janick meaning (Breton and French), what does the name Janik mean (Breton, Czech, French, and Polish), Jannic meaning (Breton and French), name Jannick meaning (Breton, French, and Scandinavian), short names for Jannik (Breton, French, and Scandinavian), Jeannot meaning of name (French), Yanick name popularity (Breton and French), name Yanik meaning (Breton and French), Yannic meaning of name (Breton and French), Yannick name popularity (Breton and French), and Yannik name popularity (Breton and French). See also the related forms, what does the name Jean Benoit mean, Jean Christoph pronounciation, short names for Jean Daniel, Jean David name variations, what does the name Jean Denis mean, short names for Jean Felix, name Jean Francois origin, short names for Jean Gabriel, Jean Marc meaning of name, Jean Michel definition, Jean Nicholas meaning of name, Jean Pascal name variations, Jean Philip meaning and origin, nicknames for Jean Samuel, nicknames for Jean Sebastien, baby name Jean Simon, Jean-Auguste meaning of name (French), short names for Jean-Baptiste (French), Jean-Claude name variations (French), Jean-François pronounciation (French), name Jean-Georges meaning (French), baby name Jean-Jacques (French), Jean-Louis definition (French), what does the name Jean-Luc mean (French), nicknames for Jean-Marie (French), meaning of Jean-Michel (French), Jean-Paul meaning (French), name Jean-Pierre origin (French), and Pierre-Jean meaning (French). Jean is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was before. At the modest peak of its usage in 1928, 0.029% of baby boys were given the name Jean. It ranked at #307 then. The baby name has since fallen in popularity, and it is of occasional use in recent years. In 2010, its usage was 0.013% and its ranking #791. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Jean, John meaning of name was the most widely used. In 2010, it was used 42 times more than Jean. Though Jean is more popular as a baby boy name today, there was a period before 1989 that it was given more often to girls. From 1990 on, increasingly more baby boys than girls were named Jean. In 1994, the name Jean was given to 49% more baby boys than girls.

The following famous people share the name Jean:

  • Author Jack Kerouac, born Jean Louis Kerouac, 12 March 1922 - 21 October 1969, Lowell, Massachusetts
  • Author Jean-Paul Sarte, born 21 June 1905 - 13 April 1980, Paris, France
  • Filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, born 3 December 1930, Paris, France
  • Naturalist John J
  • Audubon, born Jean Rabin, 26 April 1785 - 27 January 1851
  • Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, born 28 June 1712 - 2 July 1778, Geneva, Switzerland
  • Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, born 21 June 1905 - 15 April 1980, Paris, France
  • Politician Jean-Bertrand Aristide, born 15 July 1953, Port-Salut, Haiti
  • Politician Jean Chretien, born 11 January 1934, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
  • Politician Jean-Marie Le Pen, born 20 June 1928, La Trinite-sur-Mar, France
  • Psychologist Jean Piaget, born 9 August 1896 - 16 September 1980, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

List of baby names that sound like Jean:

Jeane definition, short names for Jeanne, Jeen name, name Gene (English), Jam name popularity (English), baby name Jaym, what does the name Jem mean (English), Jen definition, nicknames for Jenö (Hungarian), Jhan pronounciation, Jhon meaning of name, Jim meaning and origin (English and Dutch), meaning of Jimm (English), name Jin origin (Chinese and Japanese), Jinn name variations, what does the name Joan mean (Catalan), Joen pronounciation, name Joergen origin (Scandinavian), John meaning and origin (English and Hebrew), and meaning of Johne.

The baby name Jean fun facts:

The name Jean in reverse order is "Naej".

The numerological value of the name Jean is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Jean?

Jean is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames