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Where does “Jean-Marc” come from?

Jean-Marc (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-Marc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchJeanJohn
2EnglishJean—
3EnglishJeanne—
4FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
5Old FrenchJehane—
6Medieval LatinJohanna—
7LatinJoanna—
8Ancient GreekἸωάννα—
9Hebrewיוֹחָנָה—
10HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
11HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
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