Jean

zhahn
French variation of John
"God is gracious"

Jean Origin and Meaning

The name Jean is a boy's name of French origin meaning "God is gracious".

In Paris, it's charming, but in America, it's still Jean, as in blue jean. Or Aunt Jean.

# 948 in the US

Jean Rank in US Top 1000

# 926 on Nameberry

Jean Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jean Popularity

Famous People Named Jean

  • Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano
    Grand Duke of Luxembourg
  • Jean Genet
    French novelist, playwright and poet
  • Jean Reno (born Juan Moreno y Herrera
    Jiménez), French actor
  • Jean Dujardin
    French actor
  • Jean Toomer
    American poet and novelist
  • Jean
    Paul,Charles,Aymard Sartre, French philospher and novelist
  • Jean
    Jacques Rousseau, Franco,Swiss philosopher
  • Johan Julius Christian "Jean" Sibelius
    Finnish composer
  • (Joseph Jacques) Jean Chretien
    20th Prime Minister of Canada
  • Jean
    Luc Bilodeau, Canadian actor
  • Jean Gaston Darboux
    French mathematician
  • Jean Paul Gaultier
    French fashion designer
  • Jean
    Claude Camille François Van Damme, Belgian actor
  • Jean Baptiste Perrin
    French physicist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Jean
    Baptiste,Gabriel,Joachim Dausset, French immunologist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Jean Parker Shepherd
    American radio personality and memoirist
  • Jean Joseph Octave Dubuc
    American baseball player
  • Jean
    François Champollion, French Egyptologist
  • Jean
    Michel André Jarre, French composer
  • Jean Tirole
    French economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Giovanni "Jean" Alesi
    French racing driver
  • Jean
    Eric Vergne, French racing driver
  • Jean
    Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac, Canadian,American novelist and poet

Jean in Pop Culture

  • Jean
    Luc Picard, character in "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
  • Jean Valjean
    main character in book/musical "Les Miserables"
  • Jean
    Prouvaire, character in book/musical "Les Miserables"
  • Jean
    Claude, character in Anita Blake's "Vampire Hunter"
  • Jean Havoc
    soldier in manga/anime "Fullmetal Alchemist'
  • Jean
    Paul Valley Jr aka Azazel, character in D.C. comics
  • Jean Kirschtein
    character in manga/anime "Shingeki no Kyojin" (Attack on Titan)
  • Jean Armstrong
    character in video game 'Ace Attorney'
  • Jean Otus
    character in "ACCA: 13th Territory Inspection Department"
  • Jean Roqua
    character in film "Never Back Down"
  • Jean Pierre Polnareff
    main character in "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"
  • Jean
    Ralphio Saperstein, character in "Parks and Recreation"
  • Jean Luc Beaumont
    character in "Sims" series
  • Jean de Florette
    title character in film "Jean de Florette"