Origin: French
Meaning: “God is gracious”
French form of John
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Jeannot (French form of Johnny)
Compound Jean Names
Jean-André, Jean-Antoine, Jean-Baptiste, Jean-Bernard,
Jean-Charles, Jean-Christophe, Jean-Claude, Jean-Denis,
Jean-Étienne, Jean-François, Jean-Henri, Jean-Jacques,
Jean-Louis, Jean-Loup, Jean-Luc, Jean-Marc, Jean-Marie,
Jean-Martin, Jean-Michel, Jean-Pascal, Jean-Paul
Jean TV and Movie Quotes:
“In the immortal words of Jean-Paul Sartre,
‘Au revoir, Gopher.'” Zombieland (2009)
“Jean Claude, I’ll tear down the Eiffel Tower if I have to!”
Taken (2008)
“Are you wearing Jean-Paul Gautier’s ‘Pour Homme’?”
Megamind (2010)
Famous people named Jean or its variations
1. Jean Marais (1913-1998), French actor, director
born Jean-Alfred Villain-Marais
2. Johnny Hallyday (1943-2017), French rock icon
“the French Elvis,” born Jean-Philippe Smet
3. Jean Reno, (b. 1948), French actor
born Juan Moreno y Herrera-Jiménez
More Compound Jean Names
Jean-Philippe
Jean-Pierre
Jean-René
Jean-Sébastien
Jean-Yann
Jean-Yves