name
Meaning 1
A female given name from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
jean
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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jēn
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/d͡ʒiːn/
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rhymes with -iːn
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homophone: gene
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homophone: Gene
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zhän
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/ʒɑːn/
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rhymes with -ɑːn
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obsolete: jān
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obsolete: /d͡ʒeɪn/
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CMU ARPABET: JH IY1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community in Nevada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A male given name from French.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 5
Denim.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, countable, uncountable
Examples
- She wore a tattered jean jacket.
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noun
Meaning 6
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: denim, dungaree
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
Meaning 7
(usually plural) close-fitting trousers of heavy denim for manual work or casual wear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blue jean, denim
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trouser, pant, workwear
Narrower terms: Levi's, levis
History
Etymology
Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, 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). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena. The unincorporated community in Nevada, originally named Goodsprings Junction, was renamed Jean on 28 June 1905 by postmaster George Arthur Fayle in honor of his wife.
From French Jean, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Sean, Shaun, Shane, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Juan, and Giovanni.
A French surname from the male given name, or an English surname which originated as a variant spelling of Jayne or as a toponymic surname referring to Genoa, Italy.
From the Middle English Gene (“Genoa”), from the Old French Jannes. Bleu de Gênes (“Genovese blue”) was a blue dye made in Genoa used to tint the denim cloth produced in Nîmes (de Nîmes). Doublet of Genoa and Geneva and distantly related to knee.