Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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From a Middle English feminine form of John, from Old French Jehane; sometimes considered Scottish.

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Examples

  • Instead we wrote JEAN in the snow with foot prints and Jean played snow football lots.

    Snell-Pym » London in the Snow 2009

  • According to the Dossiers Secrets, the first Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, a Norman nobleman called Jean de Gisors, took the title Jean II.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • The first Grand Master of the Priory proper is listed as Jean de Gisors, who is said to have taken the title Jean II.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • According to the Dossiers Secrets, the first Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, a Norman nobleman called Jean de Gisors, took the title Jean II.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • According to the Dossiers Secrets, the first Grand Master of the Priory of Sion, a Norman nobleman called Jean de Gisors, took the title Jean II.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • The first Grand Master of the Priory proper is listed as Jean de Gisors, who is said to have taken the title Jean II.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • The first Grand Master of the Priory proper is listed as Jean de Gisors, who is said to have taken the title Jean II.

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • But Madeline only laughed at what she called Jean's neat little scheme for getting the last word.

    Betty Wales Senior Margaret Warde

  • The French historian Jean Markale summarizes the Priory’s odd explanation that Jean de Gisors took this title because “the title Jean I was traditionally reserved for Christ.”

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

  • The French historian Jean Markale summarizes the Priory’s odd explanation that Jean de Gisors took this title because “the title Jean I was traditionally reserved for Christ.”

    The Sion Revelation Lynn Picknett 2006

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