The name Jean has two meanings:
1. This is a French form of Jehan, which was the Old French form of Johannes.
2. This is also a medieval variant of Jane.
Famous bearers
Bearers include Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778), a Swiss philosopher of the Enlightenment;
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), a Finnish composer;
Jean Gabin (1904 - 1976), a French actor;
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 - 1980), a French existentialist philosopher, dramatist, screenwriter, and novelist;
Jean-Luc Godard (born 1930), a French-Swiss filmmaker;
Jean Seberg (1938 - 1979), an American actress;
Jean Reno (born 1948), a French actor of Spanish descent.
