Jeanne is a French female name, equivalent to the English ''

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events * Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multi ...

'', '' Jane'', '' Jean'' and several historical figures in English named ''

Joanna Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Janic ...

''. (Feminine forms of '' John''). The names derive from the

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligi ...

name ''Jehanne'', which is derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

name

Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as " John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Y ...

, itself from the

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

name Ιωαννης '' Ioannes'', ultimately from the Biblical Hebrew name Yochanan, a short form of the name ''Yehochanan'', meaning "

Yahweh Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately fr ...

is Gracious".

Historical people whose name includes ''Jeanne''

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child ...

Josephe Jeanne * Jeanne d'Arc (

Joan of Arc Joan of Arc (french: link=yes, Jeanne d'Arc, translit= �an daʁk} ; 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the corona ...

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 Joanna of Flanders ( 1295 – September 1374) was Duchess of Brittany by her marriage to John of Montfort. Much of her life was taken up in defence of the rights of her husband and, later, son to the dukedom, which was challenged by the House o ...

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 Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached ...

* Several princesses of France,

Navarre Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...

, and Valois

People with the given name Jeanne

* Jeanne Basone (born 1963), American professional wrestler, actress, model, and stuntwoman *

Jeanne de Bellem Jeanne de Bellem or Jeanne Pinaut (1 March 1734 – fl. 1793), was a politically active Belgian pamphlet writer and a participator of the Brabant revolution of 1789. She had a long-term relationship with the revolutionary leader Henri Van der No ...

(1732/34–fl. 1790), Belgian writer and revolutionary * Jeanne Bérangère (1864–1938), French actress *

Jeanne Black Gloria Jeanne Black (October 25, 1937 – October 23, 2014) was an American country music singer. Life and career Gloria Jeanne Black was born on October 25, 1937, in Pomona, California. She first gained wide exposure singing on Cliffie Stone ...

(1937–2014), American country music singer *

Jeanne Calment Jeanne Louise Calment (; 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997) was a French supercentenarian and the oldest human whose age is documented, with a lifespan of 122 years and 164 days. Her longevity attracted media attention and medical studies of ...

(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 Jeanne Dumée (Paris 1660 - 1706) was a French astronomer and the author of an astronomical text, ''Entretiens sur l’opinion de Copernic touchant la mobilité de la terre'' (Conversations on Copernicus’ Opinion on the Movement of the Earth). ...

(1660–1706), French astronomer * Jeanne Dunning (born 1960), American photographer * Jeanne de Flandreysy (1874–1959), French author and literary critic. *

Jeanne Jugan Jeanne Jugan (October 25, 1792 – August 29, 1879), also known as Sister Mary of the Cross, L.S.P., was a French woman who became known for the dedication of her life to the neediest of the elderly poor. Her service resulted in the establishment ...

(1792–1879), French nun and saint *

Marie Sophie Jeanne Laisné Marie may refer to: People Name * Marie (given name) * Marie (Japanese given name) * Marie (murder victim), girl who was killed in Florida after being pushed in front of a moving vehicle in 1973 * Marie (died 1759), an enslaved Cree person in Tro ...

(born 1870; year of death unknown), French operatic soprano * Jeanne Landry (1922–2011), Canadian composer, pianist and teacher *

Jeanne Leblanc Jeanne Leblanc (born September 27, 1978) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter from Quebec, whose full-length directoral debut '' Isla Blanca'' was released in 2018. Career She previously directed the short films ''Sortie de secours'' ( ...

(born 1978), Canadian film director and screenwriter * Jeanne Macherez (1852–1930), French heroine during the World War I; Mayor of Soissons *

Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau (; 23 January 1928 – 31 July 2017) was a French actress, singer, screenwriter, director, and socialite. She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française. M ...

(1928–2017), French actress, screenwriter and director * Jeanne Quinault (1699–1783), French actress, salonist and playwright * Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993), Canadian politician *

Jeanne Shaheen Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen ( ; née Bowers, born January 28, 1947) is an American retired educator and politician serving as the senior United States senator from New Hampshire since 2009. A member of the Democratic Party, Shaheen served as the 78t ...

(born 1947), American politician *

Jeanne de Tramcourt Jeanne Leocadie de Tramcourt (9 December 1875, Tracy-sur-Loire, France – 2 January 1952 in Stjärnhov, Södermanland) was the long term French girlfriend of Prince Wilhelm of Sweden. The couple had a relationship from 1914 until 1952. Tramcou ...

(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

Historical people with surname ''Jeanne''

Josephe Jeanne

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 NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'', 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 is a magical girl ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) and transforms into a phant ...

''. *Jeanne, the main character in '' Jeanne d'Arc'' the video game.

Other

Jeanne (crater) Jeanne is an impact crater on Venus. The distinctive triangular shape of the ejecta indicates that the impacting body probably hit obliquely, traveling from southwest to northeast. The crater is surrounded by dark material of two types. The dark a ...

, a crater on Venus. * There have been three hurricanes called Hurricane Jeanne: in 1980,

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Historical people whose name includes ''Jeanne''

People with the given name Jeanne

Historical people with surname ''Jeanne''

Fictional people named Jeanne

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