Jehan

French

• Jéhan

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French Jehan, ultimately from Latin Iōhannēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒə.ɑ̃/

Proper noun

Jehan m

1. A male given name of historical usage.

Related terms

• Jean

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs.

Proper noun

Jehan m

1. a male given name, alternative form of Iehan.

Descendants

• French: Jean

Old French

Alternative forms

• Johan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *Jeanes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”). The initial -e- stem is a problematic/unusual change from Latin -o- in its morphological environment. The expected regular form leads to the alternative form Johan, which would have become the non-existent Modern French **Joan.

Pronunciation

• (Old French) IPA^(key): /dʒəˈãn/
• (Late Old French) IPA^(key): /ʒəˈãn/

Proper noun

Jehan m (nominative singular Jehans)

1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Derived terms

• Jehanne (feminine)
  • French: Jeanne
  • Norman: Jeanne
  • → English: Jane
  • → Irish: Siobhán
    • → English: Shavonne, Chevonne
  • → Scots: Jean
    • → Scottish Gaelic: Teasag (diminutive)

Descendants

• French: Jean
• Norman: Jean
• → Irish: Seán, Seaán, Seaghán (superseded)
  • → English: Sean, Shaun, Shawn, Shon, Shane
• → Middle English: John
  • English: John
  • Scots: John
  • Yola: Jone, Joan, Joane
• → Welsh: Siôn