Jeannie is a feminine name and a petform of Jeanne, a variant form of ''Jechonan'' (יוחנן). It is ultimately originated from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

masculine name (יְהוֹחָנָן) ''Jehohanan'' or (יוֹחָנָן) ''Yohanan'' meaning 'God is gracious' or 'The Lord gives mercy'. Jeannie may be a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

of Jeannette. Jeannie means 'God is gracious'. It is considered a great and lucky name for a baby girl in different cultures. It may also be used as the feminine version of John or Jimmy. The name Jeannie is famous in the NBC TV show ''

I Dream of Jeannie ''I Dream of Jeannie'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series, created by Sidney Sheldon that starred Barbara Eden as a sultry, 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman, as an astronaut with whom she falls in love and eventually marrie ...

''. Women with the given name include: *

Jeannie Baker Jeannie Baker is an English-born Australian children's picture book author and artist, known for her collage illustrations and her concern for the natural environment. Her books have won many awards. Biography Baker was born in London, Englan ...

(born 1950), English author and illustrator of children's picture books *

Jeannie Berlin Jeannie Berlin (born Jeannie Brette May; November 1, 1949) is an American film, television and stage actress and screenwriter, the daughter of Elaine May. She is best-known for her role in the 1972 comedy film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', for which sh ...

(born 1949), American actress and screenwriter * Jeannie Blaylock, American television journalist and news anchor * Jeannie Bueller, Fictional character in 80s cult classic 'Ferris Bueller's day off' played by actress Jennifer Grey. *

Jeannie Carson Jeannie Carson (born Jean Shufflebottom; 23 May 1928) is a British-born retired comedian, actress, singer and dancer. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Early life Born to show business parents, Carson was born as Jean Shufflebott ...

(born 1928), English-born retired comedian and actress *

Jeannie Chan Jeannie Chan (; born October 22, 1989) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB. Early life Jeannie Chan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to ...

(born 1989), Hong Kong actress and model * Jeannie Darneille (born 1949), American politician * Jeannie A. Davidson, (born 1955, American - Ms. America, Ms. Olympia Bodybuilding * Jeannie Drake, Baroness Drake (born 1948), British trade unionist *

Jeannie Epper Jeannie Epper (born January 27, 1941) is an American stuntwoman and actress. She has performed stunts in over 100 feature films and television series and is perhaps best known as Lynda Carter's stunt double on the 1970s television series ''Wond ...

(born 1941), American stuntperson and actress *

Jeannie Gunn Jeannie Gunn (pen name, Mrs Aeneas Gunn) (5 June 18709 June 1961) was an Australian novelist, teacher and Returned and Services League of Australia (RSL) volunteer. Life Jeannie Taylor was born in Carlton, Melbourne, the last of five childre ...

(1870-1961), Australian novelist and teacher *

Jeannie Haddaway Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio (born April 30, 1977) is a politician from Maryland who served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. She previously served as the deputy chief of staff to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (2016–201 ...

(born 1977), American politician *

Jeannie Leavitt Jeannie Marie Leavitt (née Flynn; born 1967) is a United States Air Force (USAF) general officer. She became the U.S. Air Force's first female fighter pilot in 1993, and was the first woman to command a USAF combat fighter wing. In April 2021, ...

(born c. 1967), United States Air Force officer, first female Air Force fighter pilot, and first woman to command an Air Force combat fighter wing *

Jeannie Cho Lee Jeannie Cho Lee (born 1968) is a Hong Kong-based, Korean-American wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and Master of Wine, the first ethnic Asian to achieve this accreditation.Pilling, David, ''Financial Times'' (March 05, 2 ...

, Hong Kong-based, Korean-American wine critic, author, journalist, consultant, wine educator and Master of Wine *

Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo (born 31 October 1958 in Annecy, Haute-Savoie) is a French racing cyclist, 25-time French champion and 13-time world champion. Longo began racing in 1975 and was active in cycling through 2012. She was once widely considered the b ...

(born 1958), French racing cyclist * Jeannie Mah (born 1952), Canadian ceramic artist *

Jeannie Mai Jeannie Mai-Jenkins (born Jeannie Camtu Mai) is an American television host and stylist best known for her work on the makeover show '' How Do I Look?'' and the syndicated daytime talk show ''The Real''. As a fashion expert, she is frequently fe ...

(born 1979), American fashion expert and television personality *

Jeannie Marie-Jewell Jeannie Marie-Jewell (born October 7, 1961) is a territorial level politician from northern Canada. She served as the first female Speaker in the history of the Northwest Territories legislature. Political career Marie-Jewell was first elected ...

(born 1961), Canadian politician *

Jeannie McDaniel Jeannie McDaniel was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives to represent District 78 -- Tulsa County—in 2004. Early life and career McDaniel grew up in Kenton, Ohio. A long-time Tulsa resident, she retired from the City of Tulsa in ...

, American politician elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004 *

Jeannie Ortega Jeannette "Jeannie" Ortega (born November 19, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, writer, and journalist. She made her recording debut in 2006 with the album ''No Place Like BKLYN'' at the age of 19. The album featured the h ...

(born 1986), American Christian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress *

Jeannie Pepper Jeannie Pepper (born July 9, 1958) is an American pornographic actress. She began in the business in 1982 at age 24 and has appeared in over 200 adult films. She was still an active actress as recently as 2011, participating in the mature adult g ...

(born 1958), American pornographic actress *

Jeannie C. Riley Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson; October 19, 1945) is an American country music and gospel music, gospel singing, singer. She is best known for her 1968 country music, country and pop music, pop hit "Harper Valley PTA", which mi ...

(born 1945), American country music and gospel singer *

Jeannie Robertson Jeannie Robertson (1908 – 13 March 1975) was a Scottish folk singer. Her most celebrated song is "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day", otherwise known as "Jock Stewart", which was covered by Archie Fisher, The Dubliners, The McCalmans, T ...

(1908-1975), Scottish folk singer *

Jeannie Seely Marilyn Jeanne Seely (born July 6, 1940) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She also has several acting credits and published a book. Seely found success with the Grammy Award-winning hit " Don't Touch Me" (196 ...

(born 1940), American country music singer *

Jeannie Suk Jeannie Suk Gersen (born 1973) is a professor of law at Harvard Law School. Biography Suk attended Hunter College High School, graduating in 1991. In 1995, Suk received her B.A. in Literature from Yale University, and a D.Phil at St Hugh's Colle ...

(born 1973), Harvard Law School professor *

Jeannie Tirado Jeannie Tirado is an American voice actress. Some of her noteworthy roles include Zera in '' Fairy Tail Zero'', Leila Malcal in '' Code Geass: Akito the Exiled'', Kaga in '' KanColle: Kantai Collection'', Android 21 in ''Dragon Ball FighterZ'', a ...

, American voice actress *

Jeannie Ugyuk Jeannie Ugyuk is a Canadian politician, who was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Nattilik in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in the 2010 by-election. At that time the riding of Nattilik encompa ...

, Canadian politician elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut in 2010 Fictional characters with the name include: * Jeannie Hopkirk, a character in the British paranormal television series ''Randall and Hopkirk'' (deceased)

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