Jehan

French

  • Jéhan

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French Jehan, ultimately from Latin Iōhannēs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒə.ɑ̃/

Proper noun

Jehan m

  1. a male given name of historical usage

Middle French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French Jehan, from Latin Iōhannēs.

Proper noun

Jehan m

  1. a male given name, alternative form of Iehan

Descendants

  • French: Jean

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *Jeanes, from Latin Iōhannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוחנן (Yôḥānān, “Yahweh is gracious”). The initial -e- stem is a problematic/unusual change from Latin -o- in its morphological environment. The expected regular form leads to the alternative form Johan, which would have become the non-existent Modern French **Joan.

Pronunciation

  • (Old French) IPA(key): /dʒəˈãn/
  • (Late Old French) IPA(key): /ʒəˈãn/

Proper noun

Jehan m (nominative singular Jehans)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English John

Derived terms

Descendants

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