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 (and is sometimes pronounced that way). It is sometimes spelled Jeaine. It is the equivalent of Johanna, Joanna, Joanne, Jeanne, Jana, and Joan, and d ...
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Jean (male given name)
In all French-speaking countries, Jean is a male name derived from the Old French ''Jehan'' (or Jahan). The female equivalent is Jeanne () and derives from the Old French ''Jehanne''. Both names derive from the Latin name Johannes, itself from th ...
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Jean (surname)
Jean is a French, English, and Chinese surname.
Origins
Jean may be a French surname from the given name Jean ( fro, Jehan), or an English surname which originated as a variant spelling of Jayne or as a toponymic surname referring to Genoa, Ita ...
Fictional characters
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Jean Grey
Jean Elaine Grey is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack K ...
, 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, a fictional character from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''
Places
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Jean, Nevada
Jean is a small commercial town in Clark County, Nevada, United States, located approximately north of the Nevada–California state line along Interstate 15. Las Vegas is located about to the north. There are no residents of Jean, making it th ...
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Jean, Oregon
Jean is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washingt ...
, USA
Entertainment
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Jean (dog)
Jean, also known as the Vitagraph Dog (1902–1916), was a female collie that starred in silent films. Owned and guided by director Laurence Trimble, she was the first canine to have a leading role in motion pictures. Jean was with Vitagraph Stud ...
, a female collie in silent films
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"Jean" (song) (1969), by Rod McKuen, also recorded by Oliver
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''Jean Seberg'' (musical), a 1983 musical by Marvin Hamlisch
Other uses
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JEAN (programming language)
Jean may refer to:
People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
Fictional characters
* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* Jea ...
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USS ''Jean'' (ID-1308), American cargo ship c. 1918
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Sternwheeler Jean
The Sternwheeler ''Jean'' is a historic steamboat that operated on the Willamette River, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a -long tugboat (counting its paddle wheels, now removed), built in 1938 for the Western Transportation Company (a former C ...
, a 1938 paddleboat of the Willamette River
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Jehan Jehan is a male given name. It is the old orthography of Jean in Old French, and is rarely given anymore. It is also a variant of the Persian name Jahan in some South Asian languages.
People with the given name Jehan
* Jehan Adam (15th century) ...
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Gene (disambiguation)
A gene is a sequence of DNA or RNA that codes for a molecule that has a function.
Gene or Genes also may refer to:
Given name
* Gene (given name)
* Gene, a variation of Eugenia (given name)
* Gene Autry (1907–1998), American singer-songwriter ...
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Jeanne (disambiguation)
Jeanne may refer to:
Places
* Jeanne (crater), on Venus
People
* Jeanne (given name)
* Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431)
* Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374)
* Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384)
* Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), Ameri ...
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Jehanne (disambiguation)
Jehanne, or Joan of Arc, is a patron saint of France.
Jehanne or ''variant'', may also refer to:
* Jehanne la Pucelle d'Ay de Domremy (1412–1431, Saint Joan of Arc), Patron Saint of France
* Jehanne d'Alcy (1865–1956), French actress
* Jehan ...
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Jeans (disambiguation) Jeans are denim trousers.
Jeans may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Jeans (lunar crater)
* Jeans (Martian crater)
* 2763 Jeans, an asteroid
Media and entertainment
* Jeans (band), a popular Mexican girl group
* ''Jeans'' (film), a 1998 Indian Tamil ...
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John (disambiguation)
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second E ...
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