Girl · Hebrew, through French
Jeanne
Say it: JEEN
Meaning
The French feminine of Jean (John), from Hebrew Yohanan 'God is gracious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Long one of the most common French women's names, it was used in the US mostly from the 1920s to the 1950s, often pronounced like Jean.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1920s
In the United States
- 163,428 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1925, about 1 in 377 girls
- 40 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Jean, Jeane
| French | Jeanne |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Juana |
| Italian | Giovanna |
| German | Johanna |
Famous bearers
- Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), French saint
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Where this comes from
- The Paris tax rolls of the 1290s
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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