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

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