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Subject: Re: Jehanne (French?, Dutch?) Meaning?
Author: Marija Luminitsa   (Authenticated as Marija Luminitsa)
Date: February 16, 2009 at 12:17:36 AM
Reply to: Jehanne (French?, Dutch?) Meaning? by Paul
It's a feminine form of John.

This user-submitted entry seems legitimate:
http://www.behindthename.com/submit/view.php?name=jehanne

Google it and you'll see that it was probably the actual form of Joan of Arc's first name.


~~~~~Amanda~~~~~

Midnight stands darkly on the road,
and burdened by stars, tumbles down.
You can't step beyond your fence
without trampling the universe.
-"The Steppe" Boris Pasternak

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