Where does “Jean” come from?

Jean (Italian) 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”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchJeanJohn
2EnglishJeanDenim
3EnglishJeanne
4FrenchJeanneJane, feminine of John
5Old FrenchJehane
6Medieval LatinJohanna
7LatinJoanna
8Ancient GreekἸωάννα
9Hebrewיוֹחָנָה
10HebrewיוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
11HebrewיְהוֹחָנָןGod is gracious
Every word from Hebrew יְהוֹחָנָן
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