Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Jeanne

JEANNE

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: ZHAHN (French), JEEN (English) [key]

Meaning & History

Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN). Joan of Arc is known as Jeanne d'Arc in France.

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VARIANTS: Jane, Jean, Shan, Sheena (English)

MASCULINE FORM: Jean (French)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Jone (Basque), Ioanna (Biblical Greek), Iohanna (Biblical Latin), Joana (Catalan), Jana, Johana, Janička (Czech), Johanne, Hanne (Danish), Jana, Janna, Janneke, Jantine, Jantje (Dutch), Janina (Finnish), Xoana (Galician), Jana, Janina (German), Ioanna (Greek), Zsanett (Hungarian), Jóhanna, Jóna (Icelandic), Chevonne, Shavonne, Shevaun, Shevon, Síne, Siobhan, Sinéad (Irish), Giovanna, Gianna, Giovannetta, Vanna (Italian), Johanna (Late Roman), Janina (Lithuanian), Jehanne (Medieval French), Johanne, Hanne (Norwegian), Janina (Polish), Joana, Joaninha (Portuguese), Zhanna, Zhannochka (Russian), Jean, Sheena, Sìne, Jessie, Sìneag, Teasag (Scottish), Jana (Slovak), Jana (Slovene), Juana, Juanita (Spanish), Janina, Janna, Jannicke, Jannike (Swedish), Siân, Siana, Siani, Sioned (Welsh)

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