Where does “Jehan” come from?
Jehan (French) comes from Middle French Jehan, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
Ancestry of “Jehan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Jehan | — |
| 2 | Old French | Jehan | John |
| 3 | Latin | Johannes | John |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 6 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 7 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 8 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
Words derived from “Jehan”