Jean (French)
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Jean is the standard French given name equivalent to the English name John, widely used for men in French-speaking countries.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean (French form of John) | 1 |
| Jean | 0 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French masculine given name
ⓘ
given name ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint |
Saint John the Baptist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint John the Evangelist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
French masculine given names
ⓘ
Theophoric names ⓘ |
| commonCompoundNamePattern |
Jean-Claude
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Luc NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalUsage | often used in double given names in French culture ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Greek name Ioannes
ⓘ
Hebrew name Yochanan ⓘ Latin name Iohannes ⓘ |
| equivalentInEnglish | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologicalRoot | YHWH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | very common in France in the 20th century ⓘ |
| gender | masculine ⓘ |
| hasDiminutive | Jeannot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeminineForm | Jeanne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Jean-Baptiste
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jean-Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ Jehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | French ⓘ |
| meaning | Yahweh is gracious ⓘ |
| nameDayInFrance | June 24 ⓘ |
| semanticField | grace ⓘ |
| shortFormOf | Jehan (archaic French form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsMiddleName | yes ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Belgium
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ France ⓘ Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| usedInRegion | French-speaking countries ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jean (French form of John)