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Also Guernésiais: http://dbooks.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/books/PDFs/590676737.pdf
― Anonymous User  12/27/2023
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Also Romanian and Spanish (Latin American): https://forebears.io/forenames/jean
― guasguendi  4/23/2022
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French Christians, especially Catholics, will sometimes use the given name Jean (1) for female children (alongside Jeanne), honoring Saint John the Baptist. And no, I am not confusing this name, Jean (1), with Jean (2). However, Jean (1) is more common for males. So, I think that the "Gender" of this name should be updated from "Masculine" to "Masculine & Feminine"; and the "Meaning & History" section of this name should be updated to read, "Modern French form of Jehan, the Old French form of Iohannes (see John). Jean is also occasionally used as a feminine given name (alongside Jeanne), honoring Saint John the Baptist. Since the 12th century it has consistently been the most common male name in France. It finally dropped from the top rank in 1958, unseated by Philippe.
The French philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980) were two well-known bearers of this name. It was also borne by the German-French Dadaist artist Jean Arp (1886-1966)."Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_name
https://www.behindthename.com/name/jean-1/top/france
https://forebears.io/forenames/jean (this link shows that there are females named Jean (1) in Francophone countries)P.S.: Sorry that this post is so long. :D
― glacier_bear_82  8/7/2021
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With 2 981 190 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014 Data). With 1 733 602 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in France (2014 Data). With 955 276 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in Madagascar (2014 Data). With 840 408 bearers, Jean is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Haiti (2014 Data). With 758 737 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in Rwanda (2014 Data). With 511 803 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in Cameroon (2014 Data). With 506 165 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in Burundi (2014 Data). With 233 463 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common given name in the Central African Republic (2014 Data). With 100 352 bearers, Jean is the 3rd most common masculine given name in Belgium (2014 Data). With 86 547 bearers, Jean is the 4th most common masculine given name in Congo (2014 Data). With 56 698 bearers, Jean is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Benin (2014 Data). With 48 588 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common masculine given name in Gabon (2014 Data). With 31 172 bearers, Jean is the 3rd most common masculine given name in Mauritius (2014 Data). With 10 371 bearers, Jean is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Luxembourg (2014 Data). With 4 347 bearers, Jean is the 2nd most common masculine given name in Vanuatu (2014 Data). With 3 032 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common given name in Tahiti/French Polynesia (2014 Data). With 2 682 bearers, Jean is the 2nd most common masculine given name in New Caledonia (2014 Data). With 1 455 bearers, Jean is the 4th most common given name in Curaçao (2014 Data). With 1 305 bearers, Jean is the 1st most common given name in Saint Martin (2014 Data). With 780 bearers, Jean is the 3rd most common masculine given name in Wallis and Futuna (2014 Data). With 691 bearers, Jean is the 3rd most common masculine given name in the Seychelles (2014 Data). With 241 bearers, Jean is the 3rd most common masculine given name in Monaco (2014 Data). With 91 bearers, Jean is the 5th most common masculine given name in Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2014 Data). Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/jean
― glacier_bear_82  6/11/2021
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Also used in Romania: https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Alexandru_Steriadi
― Anonymous User  8/1/2020
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Jean is a very common name in France. It is apparently the #1 name given to boys born in the 20th century. It's popularity is very similar to that of its English counterpart, John- it was extremely popular for many years, but has begun a decrease in popularity in recently. Also like John, it's a very strong, traditional name that well never truly go out of style and fits all ages =)
― bonjour_mon_joli  8/25/2013
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The name Jean was given to 190 baby boys born in the US in 2012. It's currently more popular as a masculine name.
― Oohvintage  7/19/2013
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This is also a masculine name in Romania.
― Anonymous User  8/13/2007
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