Jeanne (given name)
Jeanne is a French female name, equivalent to the English Joan, Jane, Jean and several historical figures in English named Joanna. (Feminine forms of John). The names derive from the Old French name Jehanne, which is derived from the Latin name Johannes, itself from the Koine Greek name Ιωαννης Ioannes. The Greek name ultimately derives from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan, a short form of the name Yehochanan, meaning "Yahweh is Gracious".
 Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc in English) is a famous Jeanne. | |
| Pronunciation | French: [ʒan] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Jeannie, Jenny, Jeannette |
| Related names | Jean, Joan, Joanna, Jane, Jenny, Jeannie, Jeannette |
Historical people who have been called simply Jeanne
- Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc in English)
- Queen Jeanne I of Navarre
- Queen Jeanne II of Navarre
- Queen Jeanne III of Navarre, also called Jeanne d'Albret
- Jeanne de Flandre (Joanna of Flanders in English)
- Jeanne de Dreux, also called Jeanne de Penthièvre (Joanna of Dreux in English)
- Jeanne de Bar, Countess of Marle and Soissons
- Jeanne of Angoulême
- Queen Jeanne II of Naples (Joanna II of Naples)
- Jeanne de Laval
- Jeanne Du Barry, mistress of King Louis XV of France
- Several princesses of France, Navarre, and Valois
People with the given name Jeanne
- Jeanne Basone (born 1963), American professional wrestler, actress, model, and stuntwoman
- Jeanne de Bellem (1732/34–fl. 1790), Belgian writer and revolutionary
- Jeanne Bérangère (1864–1938), French actress
- Jeanne Black (1937–2014), American country music singer
- Jeanne Calment (1875–1997), French woman with the longest confirmed lifespan in history
- Jeanne Cooper (1928–2013), American actress
- Jeanne Crain (1925–2003), American actress
- Jeanne Dumée (1660–1706), French astronomer
- Jeanne Dunning (born 1960), American photographer
- Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874–1959), French author and literary critic.
- Jeanne Jugan (1792–1879), French nun and saint
- Marie Sophie Jeanne Laisné (born 1870; year of death unknown), French operatic soprano
- Jeanne Landry (1922–2011), Canadian composer, pianist and teacher
- Jeanne Macherez (1852–1930), French heroine during the World War I; Mayor of Soissons
- Jeanne Moreau (1928–2017), French actress, screenwriter and director
- Jeanne Quinault (1699–1783), French actress, salonist and playwright
- Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993), Canadian politician
- Jeanne Shaheen (born 1947), American politician
- Jeanne de Tramcourt (1875–1952), French mistress of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden
- Jeanne Tripplehorn (born 1963), American actress
- Jeanne Van Calck (1897–1906), Belgian child who was murdered
- Jeanne You (born 1978), South Korean pianist
Fictional people named Jeanne
- Jeanne, one of the two main characters in Bernardo Bertolucci's film Last Tango in Paris, played by Maria Schneider
- Dr. Jeanne Benoit, subject of an undercover mission (and potential romantic interest) of Special Agent Tony DiNozzo in the TV show NCIS, played by Scottie Thompson
- Jeanne, one of the primary characters of the video game series Bayonetta.
- Jeanne, one of the main characters alter egos as Kaitou Jeanne who is the reincarnation of Joan de Arc in the TV show Kaitou Jeanne.
Other
- Jeanne (crater), a crater on Venus.
- There have been three hurricanes called Hurricane Jeanne: in 1980, 1998 and 2004
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