The first name Jeanne

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About the first name Jeanne

Meaning

The name Jeanne shares the meaning of Jean, “God is gracious”.

Historical origin

The name Jeanne is the French feminine form of Jean, from Hebrew Yôḥānān through Greek and Latin.

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Jeanne also appears in several compound names, for example Jeanne-D'Arc and Marie-Jeanne. This productivity helps explain the many related forms found in historical records.

Pronunciation:janʒan

Frequency of the first name Jeanne by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jeanne by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

1,137total mentions

Annual evolution of the first name JeanneLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jeanne in baptisms by year.10075502501600168117621843192420051600–1604 1 baptisms1610–1614 2 baptisms1615–1619 4 baptisms1620–1624 4 baptisms1625–1629 15 baptisms1630–1634 7 baptisms1635–1639 7 baptisms1640–1644 22 baptisms1645–1649 14 baptisms1650–1654 29 baptisms1655–1659 34 baptisms1660–1664 32 baptisms1665–1669 38 baptisms1670–1674 51 baptisms1675–1679 60 baptisms1680–1684 58 baptisms1685–1689 47 baptisms1690–1694 33 baptisms1695–1699 28 baptisms1700–1704 15 baptisms1705–1709 17 baptisms1710–1714 11 baptisms1715–1719 11 baptisms1720–1724 15 baptisms1725–1729 9 baptisms1730–1734 21 baptisms1735–1739 16 baptisms1740–1744 12 baptisms1745–1749 8 baptisms1750–1754 11 baptisms1755–1759 7 baptisms1760–1764 7 baptisms1765–1769 1 baptisms1770–1774 10 baptisms1775–1779 9 baptisms1780–1784 2 baptisms1785–1789 6 baptisms1790–1794 5 baptisms1795–1799 5 baptisms1800–1804 4 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 2 baptisms1815–1819 9 baptisms1820–1824 3 baptisms1825–1829 14 baptisms1830–1834 10 baptisms1835–1839 17 baptisms1840–1844 12 baptisms1845–1849 10 baptisms1850–1854 5 baptisms1855–1859 8 baptisms1860–1864 12 baptisms1865–1869 17 baptisms1870–1874 15 baptisms1875–1879 6 baptisms1880–1884 14 baptisms1885–1889 11 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 11 baptisms1900–1904 35 baptisms1905–1909 33 baptisms1910–1914 33 baptisms1915–1919 36 baptisms1920–1924 30 baptisms1925–1929 27 baptisms1930–1934 12 baptisms1935–1939 6 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1945–1949 7 baptisms1950–1954 8 baptisms1955–1959 8 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1990–1994 5 baptisms1995–1999 3 baptisms2005–2009 1 baptisms

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