Jean

Meaning

1. (masculine) John (biblical character).
2. (masculine) John (book of the Bible).
3. (masculine) 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
4. (masculine) a surname originating as a patronymic

Concepts

John

Jack

Johnny

Hank

Jean

Joe

Juan

St. John

King John

Shane

Joannes

Saint John

Gospel According to John

John the Divine

John the Evangelist

Saint John the Apostle

Shawn

St. John the Apostle

sailor

seaman

Sean

Joan

John Lackland

Synonyms

John

Jehan

Yannique

navigateur

2

homme de mer

Jeannot

marinier

🌊

Jack

Le Roi Jean

1

Saint Jean l’Évangéliste

3 Jn

jack

Jn

marin

matelot

Translations

Juan

João

Jan

Giovanni

Joan

Johannes

Ιωάννης

Johann

Hans

Johannes

Gian

Yannos

Gianni

Yannakis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒɑ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: Jehan

Inherited from Latin: Iōhannēs

In summary

Inherited from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).

Sentences

Ses parents sont Jean et Marion Sanders.

His parents are Jean and Marion Sanders.

Jean est désavoué .

Jean is disowned.

Jean de Champbaudon était un conseiller du roi Saint-Louis .

Jean de Champbaudon was an advisor to King Saint-Louis.

Jean Dufaux a d'ailleurs été impressionné par cette forme de respect .

Jean Dufaux was also impressed by this form of respect.

Il y reçoit entre autres ses amis Alfred de Vigny et Jean Gigoux.

He received among others his friends Alfred de Vigny and Jean Gigoux.

Jean Jacques Lasserre en devient progressivement l’une des figures dans sa région .

Jean Jacques Lasserre gradually became one of the figures in his region.