Jeanne

Where Jeanne comes from

From French Jeanne, from Middle French Jehanne, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān) which produced John and its many doublets. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jeanne
  • French
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1875
    Jeanne Calment born
    French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #492 among girls — 12 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1928
    Jeanne Moreau born
    French actress, singer, screenwriter and director
  4. 1946
    Peak, #83
    4,045 babies named Jeanne — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #177.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from French.
Namesakes
  • Jeanne Moreau · French actress, singer, screenwriter and director, 1928–2017
  • Jeanne Calment · French supercentenarian, person with the longest confirmed lifespan, 1875–1997
  • Jeanne d'Albret · Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572, 1528–1572
  • Jeanne Crain · American actress, 1925–2003
  • Jeanne Baret · French explorer, naturalist and botanist, 1740–1807

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.