Where does “Jean-Louis” come from?
Jean-Louis (French) comes from French Jean, from English Jean, from English Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, from Latin Joanna, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννα — God is gracious.
Ancestry of “Jean-Louis”, step by step
Jean-Louis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French Jean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Jean | John |
| 2 | English | Jean | Denim |
| 3 | English | Jeanne | — |
| 4 | French | Jeanne | Jane, feminine of John |
| 5 | Old French | Jehane | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | Johanna | — |
| 7 | Latin | Joanna | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννα | — |
| 9 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָה | — |
| 10 | Hebrew | יוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
| 11 | Hebrew | יְהוֹחָנָן | God is gracious |
via French louis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | louis | A louis: various gold and silver coins issued by... |
| 2 | Middle French | Loïs | — |
| 3 | Old French | Looïs | — |
| 4 | Latin | Ludovīcus | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Hlūtwīg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | Hlūdawīg | meaning famous in battle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |