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Gender
Masculine and Feminine
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Origin of the Name Jean
Hebrew
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Usage of the Name Jean
French; English
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Meaning of the Name Jean
The name Jean has two meanings:
1. As a masculine name it is a French form of Jehan, which was the Old French form of Johannes.
2. As a feminine name it is a medieval English variant of Jane.
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Famous Bearers
Bearers of the name include Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778), a Swiss male philosopher;
Jean Sibelius (1865 - 1957), a Finnish male composer;
Jean Gabin (1904 - 1976), a French actor;
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905 - 1980), a French male philosopher, dramatist, screenwriter, and novelist;
Jean-Luc Godard (born 1930), a French-Swiss male filmmaker;
Jean Seberg (1938 - 1979), an American actress;
Jean Reno (born 1948), a Spanish-French actor.
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Names Related to Jean
Refer to the list of names related to John.
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