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Forename Jean

All around the world, Jean (Jean France Democratic Republic of the Congo United States Madagascar Brazil, 琼 China, جان Afghanistan Iraq Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates, and others...) is a prevalent epicene forename. The first name Jean is characteristic of France, where it is a prevalent boy's name, Madagascar, where it is a widespread male name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in France, China, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Much less frequently, Jean is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fishJean is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Jean

name Evan, name Ivana, name Jean, name Ivashka, name Iwo, name 让, name جيان, name Hannes, name Jack, name Ivano, name Giuàn, name Honza, name Iván, name Jana, name Gene, name Ivans, name 장, name Ieuan, name Džons, name Джин, name Ivanna, name Ioannes, name Ivan, name Ioann, name Giovanni, name Ivanka, name Jannes, name جان, name Ianka, name Janka, name Ion, name Ioannis, name Жан, name Hans, name Iwan, name Jaan, name Ionut, name Genot, name Honsa, name Giannis, name Ian, name Ioan, name Ionuț, name ז'אן, name Йеан, name Erwann, name ジャン, name ژان, name Iohannes, name Gean, name 琼, name Gianni, name Giăng, name Huans, name Hanns, name Ivo, name Ifan, name Giovan, name Jan, name Giovanna, name Jane, name Gian
VARIANTCOUNTRY
Jean France, Brazil, United States, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of the Congo
让, 琼 China
جان Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Syria, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia
جيان Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Saudi Arabia
Жан Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan
ジャン Japan
South Korea
Джин Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan
ז'אן Israel
ژان Iran
Йеан Russia, Armenia

First name Jean in the context

Jean is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Tarzan , the fictional character from Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Lion Man; Jean Grey , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Dark Phoenix; Dr. John Watson , the fictional character of Sherlock Holmes; Hermione Granger , the fictional character from the Harry Potter stories and Barbara Gordon , the DC Comics character, The Lego Batman Movie, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

picture of jean cassien jean cassien jean cassien Christian monk and theologian, FR (b. 360) link
jean de tella bishop, SY (b. 483) link
jean pic FR (b. 500) link
jean moschus Byzantine monk, SY (b. 550) link
picture of jean d'épiphanie jean d'épiphanie jean d'épiphanie sixth-century Byzantine historian, SY (b. 600) link
jean ier Metropolitan of Kiev (b. 1000) link
picture of jean jean jean Bishop of Lisieux (b. 1050) link
jean de vézelay abbot of the monastery at Vézelay, France, FR (b. 1042) link
jean d'ivry Archbishop of Rouen, FR (b. 1050) link
jean de tours Bishop of Bath; Bishop of Wells, FR (b. 1050) link
picture of jean beleth jean beleth jean beleth French liturgist and theologian, FR (b. 1101) link
jean de wurtemberg (b. 1050) link
picture of jean belles-mains jean belles-mains jean belles-mains Archbishop of Lyon, FR (b. 1120) link
picture of jean d'espagne jean d'espagne jean d'espagne Carthusian monk of the 12th century, blessed of the Catholic Church, FR (b. 1123) link
picture of jean d'eu jean d'eu jean d'eu (1130-1170), FR (b. 1130) link

Characteristic surnames

Lee, Joseph, Junior, Taylor, Thomas, Wilson, Martins, Almeida, Charles, Barbosa, Garcia, Bernard, Ribeiro, Johnson, Anderson, Carvalho, Thompson, Ferreira, Oliveira, Williams, Rodriguez, Pereira, Pierre, Carlos, Araujo, Cruz, Paul, Lima, Moore, Silva, Sousa, Souza, Smith, Alves, Costa, Brown, Rocha, Davis, Gomes, Louis, Jones, White, Martin, Miller, Michel, Santos, Rodrigues, and Nascimento