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Meaning

The name Jean has the following meaning:

God is gracious.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Jean is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 695 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Jean fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 32 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 950 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jean in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Jean is pronounced as jeen

Origins

Jean originates from the French language.
See other suggested French baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Jean and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jean: Boys - Audo, Clark, Dax, Luis, Mortimer, Girls - Amber, Clarice, Mavis, Oda, Both genders - Blaise, Chandler, Dabney, Delaney, Desire, Dior

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Jean: Jeane, Jeanne, Jeannot, Jeano, Jeanot, Jeanty, Jene

Style

We think the name Jean should fall under the following style category: Everlasting.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jean to be: Tall, thin and intelligent chap

In one word, you might describe Jean as a(n) "intelligent" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Jean (or its variants) are:

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, born on 11 January, a famous politician. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien's background: A Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003, and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1990 to 2003

Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre, born on 21 June, a famous philosopher. Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre's background: A French existentialist philosopher and pioneer, dramatist and screenwriter, novelist and critic. He was a leading figure in 20th century French philosophy.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, born on 28 June, a famous philosopher. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's background: A philosopher, literary figure, and composer of the Enlightenment whose political philosophy influenced the French Revolution, the development of liberal and socialist theory, and the growth of nationalism
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