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• /d͡ʒeɪn/
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Variant of Jeanne, 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. As a placeholder name, cf. similar use of John and Jack and earlier use of Joan in the same role. Doublet of Gianna, Ivana, Jana, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.

From Old French Jannes (“Genoa”).

Alternative forms.

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: جِيهَان (jīhān) — feminine form of John
• Arabic: جِين (jeyn) — feminine form of John
• Arabic: جيهان (gīhān) — feminine form of John
• Bengali: জ্যাইন (jêin) — feminine form of John
• Bulgarian: Я́на (Jána) — feminine form of John
• Catalan: Joana — feminine form of John
• Chinese Mandarin: 簡 /简 (Jiǎn) — feminine form of John
• Chinese Mandarin: 珍 (Zhēn) — feminine form of John
• Czech: Jana — feminine form of John
• Danish: Johanne — feminine form of John
• Dutch: Johanna — feminine form of John
• Esperanto: Johanino — feminine form of John
• Esperanto: Ĝejn — feminine form of John
• Finnish: Johanna — feminine form of John
• French: Jeanne — feminine form of John
• Galician: Xoana — feminine form of John
• German: Johanna — feminine form of John
• Greek: Ιωάννα (Ioánna) — feminine form of John
• Greek: Τζέιν (Tzéin) — feminine form of John
• Greenlandic: Juaanna — feminine form of John
• Hindi: जेन (jen) — feminine form of John
• Icelandic: Jóhanna — feminine form of John
• Irish: Siobhán — feminine form of John
• Italian: Giovanna — feminine form of John
• Italian: Gianna — feminine form of John
• Japanese: ジェーン (Jēn) — feminine form of John
• Korean: 제인 (Jein) — feminine form of John
• Latin: Iohanna — feminine form of John
• Latin: Johanna — feminine form of John
• Latin: Ioanna — feminine form of John
• Latin: Joanna — feminine form of John
• Manx: Jinn — feminine form of John
• Māori: Hēni — feminine form of John
• Māori: Hoana — feminine form of John
• Neapolitan: Juanna — feminine form of John
• Norman: Jeanne — feminine form of John
• Norman: Jénîn — feminine form of John
• Norman: Jennîn — feminine form of John
• Norman: Jeanneton — feminine form of John
• Norwegian: Johanne — feminine form of John
• Norwegian: Johanna — feminine form of John
• Polish: Janina — feminine form of John
• Polish: Joanna — feminine form of John
• Portuguese: Joana — feminine form of John
• Russian: Ива́нна (Ivánna) — feminine form of John
• Russian: Джейн (Džejn) — feminine form of John
• Russian: Джен (Džen) — feminine form of John
• Russian: Я́на (Jána) — feminine form of John
• Scottish Gaelic: Sìne — feminine form of John
• Sicilian: Giuvanna — feminine form of John
• Sicilian: Gianna — feminine form of John
• Sicilian: Juanna — feminine form of John
• Spanish: Juana — feminine form of John
• Swedish: Johanna — feminine form of John
• Ukrainian: Я́на (Jána) — feminine form of John
• Walloon: Djihene — feminine form of John
• Walloon: Djene — feminine form of John
• Welsh: Siân — feminine form of John