Western Names · Girl
Jean name meaning
“Yahweh is gracious”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1●
- First letter
- J
- Origin
- English · Hebrew
- Category
- Western Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
5
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Jean
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Jean is a girl's name, a form of Jane rooted in a Hebrew name meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'.
What does Jean mean?
About the name Jean
As a girl's name, Jean is a medieval English and Scottish form of Jane, from Old French Jehanne. Its root is the Hebrew name Yohanan (John), meaning 'Yahweh is gracious'. In Malaysia it is also spelled Jian.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Jean · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Jane · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: John · behindthename.com · meaning
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