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♂ Jean (boy)
What does Jean mean?
Jean 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Jean) is pronounced zhahn. It is of French and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Jean is "God is gracious". Variant of John. Jean is sometimes hyphenated with another name, and the French pronunciation (zhahn) may be used. Author and artist Jean Cocteau; playwright Jean Moli�re; author Jean-Paul Sartre; actor Jean-Claude Van Damme.
STARTS WITH Je-
ASSOCIATED WITH gracious
Variations
VARIANTS Jeancarlo, Jeanclaude, Jeanluc, Jeanpaul, Jeanphilippe, Jeanpierre
RELATED FORMS VIA JOHN Ean, Eian, Eion, Euan, Evan, Ewan, Ewen, Gian, Hans▼, Heanno, Iain, Ian▲, Ivan▲, Ivann, Iwan, Jack, Jan▼, Janek, Janko, Janne, Janos, Jeannot, Jehan, Jenkin, Jens, Jian, Jianni, Joao, Jock, Johan▲, Johann, Johnn, Johon, Jon▼, Jona, Jovan, Juan▼, Juwan▼, Sean▼, Seann, Shane▼, Shaun▼, Shawn▼, Zane▲
FEMININE FORMS Gene, Gina, Janae, Jeanette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Sheena
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jean Caiden (J.C.), ..
How popular is Jean?
Jean is a very prominent first name for males (#350 out of 1220, Top 29%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#2172 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jean reached its apex position of #332 in the U.S. in the 1920s, and is at #1240 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Jean (#1240 IN 2018) are Ean (#1101), Eian, Euan, Evan (#86), Ewan (#1603), Gian (#1221), Hans (#1446), Iain, Ian (#79), Ivan (#133), Jack (#28), Jan (#1844), Jeancarlo, Jeanluc, Jeanpaul, Jens, Joao, Jock, Johan (#579), Johann (#1389), John (#27), Jon (#754), Jovan (#1628), Juan (#139), Juwan, Sean (#269), Shane (#372), Shaun (#1016), Shawn (#393) and Zane (#200). Adoption of these relations of Jean was well-received during the years 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #1579) and is now significantly diminished (#1146, ▼74.3%), with versions such as John becoming less in vogue. Ian, Ivan, Johan and Zane are four of the more chic boy names here.
Similar Names
Jean▼ is pronounced similarly to Gene▼, Jonn and June. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adan, Aedan, Aman, Aran, Bevan, Chan, Dan▼, Dean, Devan▼, Edan, Egan, Elan, Etan, Felan, Gehan, Gyan, Han, Heman, Iefan, Ieuan, Ja-, Jacan, Jahan, Jai, Jalan, Janan, Jano, Jaq, Jaran, Javan, Jax▲, Je-, Jeavin, Jed▼, Jeff▼, Jelal, Jem, Jemar, Jeno, Jerae, Jerah, Jeran, Jerant, Jerk, Jerman, Jeron, Jess▼, Jet, Jeth, Jett▲, Jevan, Jevvan, Jivan, Joab, Joran, Kean, Kelan, Kevan, Khan, Kian▲, Kiean, Nevan, Regan, Roan, Ryan▼, Shan, Stan▼, Tegan, Teman, Teran, Twan and Van. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jean.
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