Forename Jean

All around the world, Jean (Jean , 琼 , جان , and others...) is a prevalent epicene forename. The first name Jean is characteristic of France, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Madagascar, where it is a widespread male name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in France, China, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Jean is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Jean is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jean

name Iohannes, name Iwo, name Džons, name Ioannis, name Giovanni, name Ivan, name Jana, name Gianni, name ジャン, name ז'אן, name Ivanka, name Genot, name Ioann, name 琼, name جان, name جيان, name Honza, name Janka, name Jaan, name Ian, name Hans, name Ifan, name Ivano, name Ivans, name Gene, name Jean, name Giannis, name Hanns, name Giovan, name Ivo, name Jack, name Ioan, name ژان, name Erwann, name 장, name Hannes, name Ioannes, name Ionuț, name Ivanna, name Iwan, name Жан, name Jan, name Giuàn, name Giovanna, name Huans, name Ionut, name Iván, name Jannes, name Gean, name Ivana, name Йеан, name Giăng, name Ion, name Evan, name Gian, name Honsa, name Ieuan, name Ianka, name Jane, name 让, name Ivashka, name Джин

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Jean	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, France, Brazil, United States
琼, 让	China
جان	United Arab Emirates, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
جيان	Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan
Жан	Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan
ジャン	Japan
장	South Korea
Джин	Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Armenia
ז'אן	Israel
ژان	Iran
Йеан	Russia, Armenia

First names said to be same

Džons, Erwann, Evan, Gean, Gene, Genot, Gian, Gianni, Giannis, Giovan, Giovanna, Giovanni, Giuàn, Giăng, Hannes, Hanns, Hans, Honsa, Honza, Huans, Ian, Ianka, Ieuan, Ifan, Ioan, Ioann, Ioannes, Ioannis, Iohannes, Ion, Ionut, Ionuț, Ivan, Ivana, Ivanka, Ivanna, Ivano, Ivans, Ivashka, Ivo, Iván, Iwan, Iwo, Jaan, Jack, Jan, Jana, Jane, Janka, Jannes,

First name Jean in the context

Jean is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Jean Grey , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Dark Phoenix; Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories and Barbara Gordon , the DC Comics character, The Lego Batman Movie, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	jean cassien Christian monk and theologian, FR (b. 360)
	jean de tella bishop, SY (b. 483)
	jean pic FR (b. 500)
	jean moschus Byzantine monk, SY (b. 550)
	jean d'épiphanie sixth-century Byzantine historian, SY (b. 600)
	jean ier Metropolitan of Kiev (b. 1000)
	jean Bishop of Lisieux (b. 1050)
	jean de vézelay abbot of the monastery at Vézelay, France, FR (b. 1042)
	jean d'ivry Archbishop of Rouen, FR (b. 1050)
	jean de tours Bishop of Bath; Bishop of Wells, FR (b. 1050)
	jean beleth French liturgist and theologian, FR (b. 1101)
	jean de wurtemberg (b. 1050)
	jean belles-mains Archbishop of Lyon, FR (b. 1120)
	jean d'espagne Carthusian monk of the 12th century, blessed of the Catholic Church, FR (b. 1123)
	jean d'eu (1130-1170), FR (b. 1130)

Forename Jean

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jean

First names said to be same

First name Jean in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames