Jean - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Jean \jean\ is pronounced jeen. It is of French origin. Variant of John (Hebrew) "the Lord is gracious". Jean is sometimes hyphenated with a second name, and the French pronunciation (zhahn) may be used. Author and artist Jean Cocteau; playwright Jean Molière; author Jean-Paul Sartre; actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Jean has 6 variant forms: Jean-Carlo, Jean-Claude, Jean-Luc, Jean-Paul, Jean-Philippe and Jeanpierre.

For more information, see also related names Jon, Sean and Shawn.

Baby names that sound like Jean are Jan, Juan and Jian.

Jean is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Jean. Click here to compare Jean with related baby names.