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Jeanne

Jeanne proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Jeanne

  1. A female given name from French.

Origin of Jeanne

From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

Phrases with Jeanne

Questions about Jeanne

What does Jeanne mean?
Jeanne means a female given name from French.
What part of speech is Jeanne?
Jeanne is a proper noun.

Words near Jeanne in the dictionary

  1. jeanies
  2. Jeanine
  3. jeanlike
  4. Jeanmarie
  5. Jeanmaries
  6. Jeanne
  7. Jeannette
  8. Jeannie
  9. Jeannine
  10. Jeanpaul
  11. Jeanpauls

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