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.
Jean is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
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| Jean | Madagascar, United States, France, Brazil, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 让, 琼 | China |
| جان | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq |
| جيان | Saudi Arabia, Syria, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq |
| Жан | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine |
| ジャン | Japan |
| 장 | South Korea |
| Джин | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| ז'אן | Israel |
| ژان | Iran |
| Йеан | Armenia, Russia |
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,
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.
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jean cassien Christian monk and theologian, FR (b. 360) |
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| jean de tella bishop, SY (b. 483) |
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| jean pic FR (b. 500) |
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| jean moschus Byzantine monk, SY (b. 550) |
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jean d'épiphanie sixth-century Byzantine historian, SY (b. 600) |
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| jean ier Metropolitan of Kiev (b. 1000) |
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jean Bishop of Lisieux (b. 1050) |
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| jean de vézelay abbot of the monastery at Vézelay, France, FR (b. 1042) |
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| jean d'ivry Archbishop of Rouen, FR (b. 1050) |
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| jean de tours Bishop of Bath; Bishop of Wells, FR (b. 1050) |
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jean beleth French liturgist and theologian, FR (b. 1101) |
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| jean de wurtemberg (b. 1050) |
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jean belles-mains Archbishop of Lyon, FR (b. 1120) |
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jean d'espagne Carthusian monk of the 12th century, blessed of the Catholic Church, FR (b. 1123) |
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jean d'eu (1130-1170), FR (b. 1130) |
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Lee, Joseph, Junior, Taylor, Thomas, Wilson, Martins, Almeida, Charles, Barbosa, Garcia, Bernard, Ribeiro, Johnson, Anderson, Carvalho, Thompson, Ferreira, Oliveira, Williams, Rodriguez, Pereira, Pierre, Carlos, Araujo, Cruz, Paul, Lima, Moore, Silva, Sousa, Souza, Smith, Alves, Costa, Brown, Rocha, Davis, Gomes, Louis, Jones, White, Martin, Miller, Michel, Santos, Rodrigues, and Nascimento