Jeanne

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proper noun

A female given name from French.

OriginFrench Jeanne ← Middle French Jehanne ← Medieval Latin Johanna →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיוֹחָנָה
  2. Koine GreekἸωάννα
  3. LatinIōhannēs
  4. LatinIoanna
  5. Medieval LatinJohanna
  6. Middle FrenchJehanne
  7. FrenchJeanne
  8. EnglishJeanne

From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

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APA

Jeanne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeanne

MLA

“Jeanne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeanne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jeanne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeanne.

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