Jean may refer to:
People
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Jean (female given name)
Jean is a common female given name in English-speaking countries. It is the Scottish form of Jane (given name), Jane (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Ja ...
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Jean (male given name)
In many French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French ''Jehan'' (or Jahan). The -4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ... ''Jeha ...
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Jean (surname)
Jean is a French & English surname.
Origins
Jean may be a French surname from the given name Jean (), or an English surname which originated as a variant spelling of Jayne or as a toponymic surname referring to Genoa, Italy. Variant spellings ...
Fictional characters
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Jean Grey
Jean Elaine Grey-Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''Uncanny X-Men, The X-Men'' #1 ...
, a Marvel Comics character
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Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean () is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his ...
, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
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Jean Pierre Polnareff
The ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' manga series features a large cast of characters created by Hirohiko Araki. Spanning several generations, the series is split into nine parts, each following a different descendant of the Joestar family. Parts 7-9 ...
, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''
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Jean Luc Picard
Jean-Luc Picard is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise, most often seen as the commanding officer of the Federation starship . Played by Patrick Stewart, Picard has appeared in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Gene ...
, fictional character from ''Star Trek Next Generation''
Places
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Jean, Nevada
Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, Clark County, Nevada, United States, located approximately south of the Las Vegas hotel-casino corridor along Interstate 15, and north of the Nevada-California border.
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, United States; a town
* Jean, Oregon, United States
Entertainment
* Jean (dog), a female collie in silent films
* Jean (song), "Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver
* Jean Seberg (musical), ''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch
Other uses
* JEAN (programming language)
* USS Jean (ID-1308), USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918
* Sternwheeler Jean, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River
See also
*Jehan
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* Gene (disambiguation)
* Jeanne (disambiguation)
* Jehanne (disambiguation)
* Jeans (disambiguation)
* John (disambiguation)
* Valjean (disambiguation)
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