Jean
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
A medieval feminine form of John through French Jehane, often considered Scottish.
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: jēn, IPA: /dʒiːn/, SAMPA: /dZi:n/
- Rhymes: Rhymes: -iːn
[edit] Homophones
[edit] Proper noun
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Jean
- A female given name. Hypocoristics: Jeanie, Jeannie.
[edit] Quotations
- 1788 Robert Burns, Of A' the Airts the Wind Can Blaw:
- There's not a bonnie flower that springs
- By fountain, shaw , or green,
- There's not a bonnie bird that sings
- But minds me o' my Jean.
- 1866 Louisa May Alcott, Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power, Chapter II
- - - - Isn't Jean a pretty name?"
- "Not bad; but why don't you call her Miss Muir?"
- "She begged me not. She hates it, and loves to be called Jean, alone."
- 1972 Anne Tyler, The Clock Winder, Knopf, 1972, page 67
- He was trying to think of her name; she had come to cook him dinner twice last spring. - - - Jean, maybe. Or Betty. One of these plain names.
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[edit] French
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʒɑ̃/
[edit] Proper noun
Jean
- (Biblical) John.
- A male given name, traditionally very popular in France. Also a common first part of hyphenated given names.
[edit] Related terms
popular hyphenated given names
[edit] Limburgish
[edit] Etymology
French.
[edit] Noun
Jean m
- A masculine name
[edit] Inflection
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Jean | Jeane | Jeanke | Jeankes |
| Genitive | Jeans | Jeane | Jeankes | Jeankes |
| Locative | Jeanese | Jeaneser | Jeaneske | Jeaneskes |
| Dative¹ | Jeanem | Jeanemer | Jeanemske | Jeanemskes |
| Accusative¹ | Jean | Jeane | Jeanke | Jeankes |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
