Jean

Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and derives from the Old French Jehanne, which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ioannes (Ιωαννης), ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan (יוֹחָנָן), a short form of the name Yehochanan (יְהוֹחָנָן), meaning "YHWH/Yahweh is Gracious". Famous people with the given name Jean: Notable people Jean Acker (1893–1978), American silent film actress Jean Adam (1704–1765), Scottish poet and songwriter Jean Adamson (born 1928), English children's writer and illustrator Jean Alexander (1926–2016), English television actress Jean Anderson (1907–2001), English actress Jean Appleton (1911–2003), Australian painter, art teacher and printmaker Jean Arthur (1900–1991), American actress Jean M. Auel (born 1936), American writer Jean Bartik (1924–2011), American computer programmer Jean Batten (1909–1982), New Zealand aviator Jean Blackburn (disambiguation) Jean Blackburn, American visual artist, educator Jean Edna Blackburn, Australian educator Jean Boht (1932–2023), English actress Jean Briggs Watters (1925–2018), English cryptanalyst Jean Byron (1925–2006), American actress Jean Carn (born 1947), American jazz and pop singer Jean Carroll (1911–2010), American actress and comedian Jean Carroll (born 1980), Irish cricketer E.