Jean

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

The baby girl name Jean can also be used as a baby name boy name, with the latter form being more popular. It is pronounced as JHiy-N or ZH-ae-N ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jean: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Jean?

Jean has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in English and Scottish. Together with the name Jane, this developed as a variant of Jehanne (Old French) during the Middle Ages. By the end of the medieval period, the name has dropped off in popularity although it remained popular in Scotland. It was taken up by English speakers on a wider basis by the end of the 19th century. In literature, it has been made known by the character Jean Brodie in Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961). See name Jean origin for more info. Jean is a form of the English Jane name in the English and Scottish languages. Jean can also be a contracted form of the English and French Jeanine meaning in the English language. The name Jean is used to a great extent; it has 56 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise nicknames for Gene, name Genette, Gina name variations, Jane name, Jeanae pronounciation, what does the name Jeanann mean, name Jeanay origin, meaning of Jeancie, Jeanea name variations, name Jeanee meaning, baby name Jeaneia, name Jeanelle, Jeaneva meaning and origin, Jeanice meaning, Jeanmarie definition, Jeanna name, baby name Jeanné, Jeannita definition, Jeantelle meaning, Jeen meaning, nicknames for Jeene, Jehane definition, nicknames for Jennica, and meaning of Jennine. Other English forms comprise the familiar forms Janina name variations (used in French, German, Polish, Finnish, Lithuanian, and Scandinavian as well), short names for Janine (used in French, and German as well), Jeana name variations, name Jeane meaning, meaning of Jeanette (used in French as well), Jeanie meaning (used in Scottish as well), name Jeanine origin (used in French as well), meaning of Jeannette (used in French and as well), Jeannie meaning (used in Scottish as well), Jeannine meaning of name (used in French and as well), and baby name Jessie (used in Scottish as well), and the spelling variant Jeanne definition (used in French, and Dutch as well). Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Italian Giovanna pronounciation, the Italian Giovanni definition, the Slavic name Ivana meaning, the Latvian meaning of Jana, the Polish nicknames for Janeska, the German, Hungarian, and Polish Janka pronounciation, the Finnish Janne name, the Scandinavian Jannike meaning and origin, the Polish Jasia definition, the French name Jeanetta meaning, the Polish Jena meaning, the French Jenette name variations, the German and Hungarian Johanna meaning, the Hawaiian Kini pronounciation, the Polish Nina name, the Welsh Siân meaning, the Scottish Sìne name popularity, the Irish meaning of Síne, and the Russian short names for Zhanna. The familiar form name Teasag origin (Scottish) is another foreign variant. See also the related forms, the name Billie-Jean meaning of name, the English baby name Danean, the English what does the name Jelisa mean, the English and German Jenny meaning, and the Welsh and English Sian meaning of name.

The following famous people share the name Jean:

• Actress Jean Simmons, born Jean Merilyn Simmons 31 January 1929, Crouch Hill, London, England
• Actress Jean Seberg, born Jean Dorothy Seberg November 13, 1938 - August 30, 1979, Marshalltown, Iowa
• Author Jean Rhys, born Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams August 24, 1890 - May 14, 1979, Roseau, Dominica
• Author Jean Plaidy, born Eleanor Alice Burford 1 September 1906, Kensington, London, England
• Business Personality Jean Nidetch, born 12 October 1923, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names that sound like Jean:

the English Jeane name, the English, French, and Dutch what does the name Jeanne mean, the name Jeen meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Jeene, the English nicknames for Gene, the name what does the name Jain mean, the English Jaine definition, the name Jam definition, the English Jane name variations, the English name Janeann meaning, the English Jasme definition, the English meaning of Jayne, the name Jazzmynn meaning and origin, the English what does the name Jeanene mean, the English name Jeanné origin, the name Jehane name popularity, the English short names for Jem, the English Jen meaning and origin, the name Jenene meaning of name, and the English name Jenn origin.

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 not in the top girl names in USA.