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Jean

/ʒɑ̃/

proper noun/ʒɑ̃/

John (biblical character).; John (book of the Bible).; a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English John, traditionally very popular in France, also common as the first part of hyphenated given names; a surname originating as a patronymic

Related: déshabiller Paul pour habiller Jean, Jean Dupont

Inherited from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”).