Jean
Norman
proper noun
Definitions
- John biblical character.
Etymology
Inherited from Old French Jehan (John) inherited from Latin Iohannes derived from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης derived from Hebrew (modern) יוחנן (Yahweh is gracious).
Origin
Hebrew (Modern Ashkenazic)
יוחנן
Gloss
Yahweh is gracious
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *ʝoanes Latin
- Ioannes Latin
- Iohannes Latin
- Iōannēs Latin
- Iōhannes Latin
- Iōhannēs Latin
- Jōhannēs Latin
- Sanctus, sanctus Latin
- Giovanni Italian
- Jean French
- Ян Russian
- Juan Spanish, Castilian
- Ἰωάννης Ancient Greek
- Iohannes Old English
- Iohn Middle English
- Seán Irish
- Jehan Old French
- Ivan Serbo-Croatian
- Иван Serbo-Croatian
- Joan Catalan, Valencian
- Ioan Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Γιάννης Greek (modern)
- Jón Faroese
- Jeannot Norman
- Жохан Kazakh
- Gjon Albanian
- gjon Albanian
- Jehan Middle French
- 𐌹𐍉𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌴𐍃 Gothic
- יוֹחָנָן Hebrew (modern)
- יוחנן Hebrew (modern)
- Joan Old Portuguese
- ივანე Georgian
- Joan Occitan
- Ян Belarusian
- Xuan Asturian
- Иоаннъ Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- Zuan Friulian
- Jon Basque
- יוֹחָנָן hbo
- יוחנן hbo
- Chuan Aragonese