The first name Jeannine

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About the first name Jeannine

Meaning

The name Jeannine is related to Jeanne. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Jeannine belongs to the same name family as Jeanne. The name Jeanne is the French feminine form of Jean, from Hebrew Yôḥānān through Greek and Latin.

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In archival records, Jeannine may coexist with Jeanne or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:jean-ninʒan.in

Frequency of the first name Jeannine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jeannine 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.

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Annual evolution of the first name JeannineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jeannine in baptisms by year.10075502501900191419281942195619701900–1904 1 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 13 baptisms1925–1929 30 baptisms1930–1934 68 baptisms1935–1939 43 baptisms1940–1944 30 baptisms1945–1949 15 baptisms1950–1954 12 baptisms1955–1959 8 baptisms1960–1964 4 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms

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