Jean
Jean is a girl name of French origin.
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Meaning of Jean
Variant of Jeanne, from Jeanne, from Jehane, from Johanna, variant of Ioanna under influence from Iōhannēs, from Ἰωάννα, from יוֹחָנָה, the feminized form of. The unincorporated community in Nevada, originally named Goodsprings Junction, was renamed Jean on 28 June 1905 by postmaster George Arthur Fayle in honor of his wife.
Popularity of Jean
458,275 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.
John / Yahya / Yochanan
John the Baptist, named in the Qur’an as Yahya — the prophet who heralded Isa. His Hebrew name Yochanan means “Yahweh is gracious.”
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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.