Where does “Jean” come from?

Jean comes from Middle English John, from Old French Johan, from Latin Johanna and Iohannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, ultimately derived from Hebrew יהוה.

Jean (English): Denim

Definitions

  1. Denim

Ancestry of “Jean”, step by step

Jean traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Jeanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJeanne
2FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
3Old FrenchJehane
4Medieval LatinJohanna
5LatinJoanna
6Ancient GreekἸωάννα
7Hebrewיוֹחָנָה
8HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
9HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious

via Middle English John

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishJohnAn appellation for a generic individual, especially of lower social standing
2Anglo-NormanJehanJohn
3LatinIōhannēs
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Koine GreekἸωάννης

via French Gênes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchGênesGenoa
2Latingenuanominative plural of genū; accusative plural of...

Words derived from “Jean

Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן