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Jean

OriginEnglish and Scottish, from French variation of Johanna
Meaning"God is gracious"
GenderGirl

About Jean

Variation of Gene

As of September 2026, Jean ranked #2130 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #12 in 1929, Nameberry popularity #407.

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Famous Jeans

  • Jean Arthur (born Gladys Georgianna Greene)

    American actress

  • Jean Harlow (born Harlean Harlow Carpenter)

    American actress

  • Jean Merilyn Simmons

    English actress

  • Jean Dorothy Seberg

    American actress

  • Jean Stapleton

    American actress

  • Jean Bartel

    Miss America 1943

  • Jean Rhys (born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams)

    Dominican novelist

  • Jean Shrimpton

    English supermodel

  • Jean Marsh

    English actress

  • Jean Casarez

    American lawyer and news correspondent

  • Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin

    American comedienne

  • (Jean) Paige Turco

    American actress

Jean in pop culture

  • Jean Fordham

    character in "August: Osage County" by Tracy Letts

  • Jean Louise "Scout" Finch

    character in "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

  • Jean Bueller

    character in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

  • Jean Meecher

    character in "Breathless"

  • Jean Elaine Grey

    Summers, character in Marvel Universe

  • "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

    " novel by Muriel Spark

  • Jean

    character in video game Lunar 2 Eternal Blue

  • Priscilla

    Jean Henrietta "Tulip" O'Hare, character in DC Universe's "Preacher"

  • Hermione Jean Granger

    character in the Harry Potter series

  • "Billie Jean

    " 1983 song by Michael Jackson

  • "Jean

    " 1969 song by Oliver

  • "Cheer up

    Sleepy Jean", chorus in Daydream Believer by The Monkees

  • "The King's Dochter Lady Jean"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

  • "Jean o Bethelnie"

    A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"

Variations & nicknames

  • JanneFinnish
  • JasiaPolish
  • SineIrish Gaelic
  • JonnaninaPolish
  • JenaPolish
  • IvanaSlavic
  • JaninaPolish
  • JankaPolish
  • JenniceScottish Gaelic
  • JaneskaPolish
  • JanaLatvian
  • SinaIrish Gaelic
  • JeanneFrench

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