"Jean" meaning in French

See Jean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʒɑ̃/ [Belgium, France], /ʒãᵑ/ (note: Provence), /ʒã/ [Quebec]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|Jehan|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French Jehan, {{inh+|fr|fro|Jehan}} Inherited from Old French Jehan, {{inh|fr|la|Iōhannēs}} Latin Iōhannēs, {{der|fr|grc|Ἰωάννης}} Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), {{der|fr|he|יוחנן||Yahweh is gracious|tr=Yôḥānān}} Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Jean m
  1. John (biblical character). Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jean-fr-name-pbkidhGN
  2. John (book of the Bible). Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Biblical characters, Books of the Bible
    Sense id: en-Jean-fr-name-xXNuAWnY Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 10 51 35 4 Disambiguation of Books of the Bible: 7 59 31 4
  3. 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 Tags: masculine Categories (topical): French given names, French male given names Derived forms: déshabiller Paul pour habiller Jean, Jean Dupont
    Sense id: en-Jean-fr-name-r5vWOQr2 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 9 68 21 Related terms: Jeannot, Jean-André, Jean-Antoine, Jean-Baptiste, Jean-Bernard, Jean-Charles, Jean-Christophe, Jean-Claude, Jean-Étienne, Jean-François, Jean-Henri, Jean-Hugues, Jean-Jacques, Jean-Louis, Jean-Luc, Jean-Marc, Jean-Marie, Jean-Michel, Jean-Noël, Jean-Pascal, Jean-Patrice, Jean-Paul, Jean-Philippe, Jean-Pierre, Jean-Yves Related terms (Feminine form): Jeanne Related terms (Variants): Yann, Yannick, Yoann, Yvan Disambiguation of 'Feminine form': 17 14 59 11 Disambiguation of 'Variants': 5 9 65 20
  4. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Jean-fr-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): French surnames

Inflected forms

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