Jeanne

Pretty!

Since my name is Jane, I'm glad my name has a French form. While it doesn't sound too pretty, it is simple and elegant and I love it.

Wonderful.

Beautiful, classic name! Sounds good, looks also good! And, fits for different aged women! Classic beauty!

I really don’t like the French pronunciation. I pronounce it as “Gee-anne”. I know that’s incorrect, but it sounds better than pronouncing it as “Jean”.

Jeanne has gotta be one of my favourite French names. Or one of my favourite names in general period!

This name was and still is awfully common and overused. In every book about French history (especially medieval) I've read, there are mentioned at least 7 Jehannes/Jeannes, only among nobles and royals. I don't even want to imagine how many commoners had this name.

I am not at all a fan of this name, but I prefer the English pronunciation. I strongly dislike the way this name sounds in French.

I don't like this name very much. It's way too common, especially in France. I like names that are more unique and unusual. Also, I prefer longer names, with more syllables.

My name is Jeanne. Upon seeing that, you're thinking "Je-Anne", or maybe "Jean", maybe even something else. I've had to say, explain, spell and pronounce my name for 50 years now. Sigh.
In an average work day, I'm called "Jamie" about 10 times. If I have to hand my drivers license to someone, they never know how to say my name and just look at me like "Help Me".
I got teased when I was young "I Dream of Jeannie", and then the song "I Dream Of Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair". And of course all the teasing "If you're a Genie will you really grant me three wishes"?
It's been 50 long years of having a name I never have liked. My older sisters got names that I would consider good, "Judy" and "Julie". Perhaps if the spelling of it included an "I", it would have just been easier all of these years. Easy enough to add I suppose, I just never did. And I don't know why. It would have been easier for my mother to spell it with an "I" to begin with on my birth certificate, yes?
I frequently have allergy issues which makes me sound stuffed up. Try saying the letter "N" with a stuffy nose. See? It comes out sounding like "Gee - Dee". UGH the story of my life.
So, this is my personal impression of the name - perhaps it's cute for the right person who can pull off the "Jeannie" or "Genie" thing. (I am blonde with long hair though). It's fine for someone else who doesn't mind having to correct 99% of people who say it wrong. But for me, it's just irritating and frustrating every day to have this name.
Thanks for listening.

It kind of does look like jee-ann... But anyways, it's a lot prettier than just Jean. Although, the pronunciation in France looks like it's the same as the male name Jean... Not sure though.

"Jee-ann"? No, it's "Jean" but with "ne" on the end.

I always thought it was pronounced jee-Ann.

I think this name is gorgeous when pronounced correctly in French. In English, you'll likely be called "Jean" though, which isn't very pretty. No offense, my mom's name is Jean and she's not too fond of it. I would name our daughter this if we were living in France instead of the US.

I knew a girl named Jeanne who pronounced it like Jenny.

It looks very pretty, and has a connection to the saint I love best. If I ever had a child and wanted to name it for her, I would choose this version of her name. The only problem I have with it is the American tendency to pronounce it "jeen" or "jeenee".

I really love this name! Especially the name Jeanne-Louise. I think it sounds very special.