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I love Jeanne, although I prefer bagpipe-ish Jean (Scottish girl's name) better. Jeanne *looks* prettier on paper, but pronunciation problems abound.

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Jeanne was popular when I was in school in the 70's (in the U.S.). But girls named Jeanne almost invariably pronounced it "JEEN-ee." I love Jeanie as a nn for Jean, but to me Jeanne is either "JEEN" in English or "ZHANN" in French, rhyming with Ann. (People usually don't get the French pronunciaiton right either, they think it sounds like the French male name Jean.)

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Having said all of that, there are many combinations you list that I fancy:

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Jeanne Aurelia
Jeanne Clemence
Jeanne Clotilda (prefer Clothilde)
Jeanne Cordelia
Jeanne Eloise / Heloise
Jeanne Ermingarde
Jeanne Estella
Jeanne Eudora
Jeanne Henriette
Jeanne Hortense (I adore that you included poor Hortense. She's usually such a wall-flower around here.)
Jeanne Imelda (this is my favorite one)
Jeanne Letitia
Jeanne Lilias (bonny Jean Lilias would please me more)
Jeanne Marguerite
Jeanne Mathilda / Mathilde
Jeanne Melisande
Jeanne Muriel
Jeanne Phyllida
Jeanne Rosamond

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Stellar list to choose from. :-)

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P.S. The medieval Jehann / Jehanne spelling has always attracted me. But I've never heard a definitive pronunciaiton for it. I assume it was pronounced exactly like Jeanne ("zhann"). I don't suppose you know, do you?