Jehan
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French Jehan, ultimately from Latin Iohannes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒə.ɑ̃/
Proper noun
Jehan m
- A male given name of historical usage
Related terms
- Jean
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French Jehan, from Latin Iohannes.
Proper noun
Jehan m
- a male given name, alternative form of Iehan
Descendants
- French: Jean
Old French
Alternative forms
- Johan
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *Jeanes, from Latin Iohannes, 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, that would into non-existent Modern French **Joan.
Pronunciation
- (Old French) IPA(key): /dʒəˈãn/
- (Late Old French) IPA(key): /ʒəˈãn/
Proper noun
Jehan m (nominative singular Jehans)
- a male given name, equivalent to English John
Derived terms
- Jehanne (feminine)
- French: Jeanne
- Norman: Jeanne
- → English: Jane
- → Irish: Siobhán
- → English: Shavonne, Chevonne
- → Scots: Jean
- → Scottish Gaelic: Teasag (diminutive)
Descendants
- French: Jean
- Norman: Jean
- → Irish: Seán, Seaán, Seaghán
- → English: Sean, Shaun, Shawn, Shon
- → Middle English: John
- English: John
- Scots: John
- Yola: Jone, Joan, Joane
- → Welsh: Siôn